Fresh Attacks In Plateau,
As More Than 130 Corpses
Litter Deserted Villages
Posted: July 11, 2012 - 01:18
By SaharaReporters, New York
SaharaReporters has learnt that
more than 130 corpses have
been found in two deserted
villages in Barkin Ladi local
government area in of Plateau
following fresh attacks by out-
of-control killers.
The gruesome discovery came
barely two days after two top
politicians were killed by
gunmen as they attended a
burial ceremony for numerous
victims of a mass slaughter.
A security source told
SaharaReporters that displaced
persons seeking refuge at
different locations have
disclosed that more than 130
corpses currently litter several
villages affected by the
worsening crisis. Our source
added that emergency workers
had yet to reach the areas most
affected by the carnage owing
to a lack of security.
An eyewitness source in Jos, the
capital of Plateau, revealed that
gunmen had sacked several
villages. “These gunmen have
stormed different areas,
engaging in sporadic shooting
and burning of houses,” he said.
The source added, “We became
aware because the news
reached us before we could go
to pick the death bodies of our
relations in other villages.”