Gunmen have killed 13 persons and injured five others in Kwatas village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The spokesman of the Plateau State Police Command, ASP Ubah Ogaba, who confired this in statement issued on Monday in Jos, said the attack occurred Sunday night.
“Yesterday, at about 8:30 pm., we received information that at about 7:30 pm., unknown gunmen suspected to be herdsmen, attacked Kwatas village in Bokkos.
“As a result, 13 persons were killed, while five others were critically injured and are currently receiving treatment at the General Hospital, Bokkos.
“Immediately the command received the information, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the state, Mr Isaac Akinmoyede, deployed a team of detectives, conventional policemen and other personnel to the affected area.
“He directed them to restore peace and effect arrest of the perpetrators of that dastardly act,” he said.
Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong had condemned the attack and promised to go after the killers.
