Ancha village in Rigwe Chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State has again been attacked, leaving 18 people dead and 6 others injured.
According to report by Channels TV, spokesperson for the Irigwe
Development Association, Davidson Malison, said on Wednesday that the attack
was carried out on Tuesday night by suspected herdsmen who invaded the village
and besieged it for over two hours.
Mr Malison said the assailants operated unchallenged by any
security operative. According to him twenty-four (24) households were destroyed
while several properties such as vehicles, motorcycles, harvested crops and
several other valuable items, being carted away by the attackers.
In his reaction to the attack, Governor Simon Lalong described the
incident as another sad tale in the unending violent attacks in the area which
has continued despite several measures taken by government.
The governor ordered security agencies to ensure that the
attackers are fished out at all cost.
Governor Lalong specifically asked the General Officer Commanding
3 division and Commander Operation Safe Haven alongside the Commissioner of
Police, the Department State Services, Operation Rainbow and other security
agencies in Plateau Sate to utilize intelligence available from survivors and other
sources and ensure that perpetrators of the attack are apprehended and exposed.