Still reeling from the killings in some parts of Plateau State, residents were again thrown into mourning as rampaging Fulani herdsmen struck again in the early hour of Saturday in Bassa local government area of the state, killing three people and burning 26 houses. On Thursday, some suspected herdsmen invaded the local government and attacked a commercial bus and killed five passengers and shot eight others. But before daybreak, the Fulani herdsmen struck again at Hukke village, killing three elderly people and set 26 houses on fire. “In the latest attack, all the barns filled with farm produce were burnt to ashes just to inflict further pains on our people. The state Police Command in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, ASP Terna Tyopev, confirmed the deaths.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 28, 2018 07:09 UTC