Terrorists launch attack on Plateau, kill herders, kidnap others

Terrorists have again launched an attack on herders in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, leaving many dead and others no where to be found.

The Military Special Task Force ‘Operation Safe Haven’ has confirmed the incident.

Major Ishaku Takwa, the spokesperson of the Military Special Task Force of Operation Safe Haven, who confirmed the attack, revealed that officers tracked the bandits, during which the bodies of some of the victims were recovered in the bush.

While also confirming the attack to newsmen in Jos, the Plateau State chairman of the Miyetti Allah Breeders Association (MACBAN) Mohammad Nura, said that about five herders were killed and 19 others missing following the attacks by the terrorists.

Some of the missing herders are feared to have been abducted by the terrorists.

According to him, several other herders have escaped into the bush, leaving behind their cows.

Reports have it that Plateau has witnessed series of attacks by bandits in recent time.