No fewer than 14 persons have lost their lives Plateau State fresh attack on Thursday night.

According to Channels TV report, the said attack which occurred on Thursday night, September 27, claimed the lives of one child, five men and eight women.

Residents alleged that security officials failed to respond when the killings was happening, until Friday morning, September 28.

Angery youths of the community on Friday morning took to the streets, protesting against the late response of the military.

The protesters mounted barricades preventing motorists and passers-by from accessing the road, but troops of the Operation Safe Haven moved into the area and cleared the barricade.

The tension was said to have spread to Gada Biu, Katako, Farin Gada and the Jos main market as traders and shop owners have closed to avoid any vandalism by hoodlums.

Agvictor.com had reported a similar case in February where about three persons reported dead following midnight assault on Benue communities.

Recall that the community were ambushed by assailants who hit villages around Anyiin, a major town in Logo Local Government Area that serves as a base for police special forces and has one of the biggest IDP camps.

https://www.agvictor.com/2018/09/28/14-people-reportedly-killed-in-benue-fresh-attack/

OP, it is Jos not Benue.