Death Toll From Plateau Attacks Reaches 200

At least 200 people were confirmed dead in a series of armed gang attacks in central Nigeria, an LGA official confirmed late Wednesday.

Monday Kassah, head of the local government in Bokkos, told Anadolu that two more people died at hospital on Wednesday night, taking the death toll to 200.

“I can assure you that the figure will definitely rise above 200 in one or two days to come. We are seriously in mourning as we lost our brothers and sisters,” he said.

The death toll is rising as some with serious injuries at hospital are dying, while many people are still missing and search for them in the bush is underway, Kassah added.

Armed gunmen attacked 20 communities in the Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi local government areas of the Plateau state from Saturday into the early hours of Monday, killing people, burning houses, and looting farm products.

According to Kassah, 221 houses were set ablaze and 35 motorcycles and motor vehicles were burnt down.