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Christmas Day tragedy: Gunmen waste eight people in Plateau fresh attack 

Persecond News gathered that the latest killings, occurred in the NTV community near Bokkos Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Monday.

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For most residents of NTV community near Bokkos council area of Plateau State, they will be visiting their loved ones in the mortuary or hospitals as deadly assilants allegedly killed not fewer than eight people on Christmas day.

Persecond News gathered that the latest killings, occurred in the NTV community near Bokkos Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Monday.

Capt. Oya James, spokesman for the military task force in the state, confirmed the attack, and assured that troops have been deployed to the area to ensure security of lives and property.

He said: “Yes, I learned that there was an attack in the village last night. I called the commander on the field and he said they had not got all the sum up.

“But there were loss of lives during the attack and troops had been deployed in the communities in the general areas.”

Persecondnews recalls that the transition implementation committee Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area, Monday Kasa, on Sunday, said that no fewer than 70 people have been killed in fresh attacks in several communities of Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas.

The council boss explained further that the casualty figures is increasing as more dead bodies are being recovered by the team of security personnel, local vigilantes and hunters, who are still combining the bushes and the communities in search of missing persons, who were ambushed during the attacks.

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