‘Every community must defend itself’, Plateau governor says after mass killings

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang says he believes “every community must defend itself” in response to the mass killings in the state by suspected armed herders.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that over 100 people have been killed in a series of attacks in Bassa Local Government Area of the state in the past fortnight.

The latest attack occurred in the early hours of Monday when the gunmen attacked the Zike and Kimakpa communities of Kwall District in the Iregwe Chiefdom. Over 50…