At least 30 houses have been destroyed and more than 300 persons displaced following coordinated gunmen attacks on seven communities in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State.
No lives were lost in the incident, which comes barely six days after four herders were killed and another injured while grazing in Fili village, Doemak District, within the same LGA.
Confirming the latest attacks, spokesman of Qua’an Pan LG Council, Danaan Cletus Sylvanus, said the council chairman, Hon. Christopher Manship, had visited the affected communities. Villages hit include Nteng, Doop, Zhep Morop, Gyeergu, Kelaghan, Loon, Kwakii, and Gorom in Doemak District.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, September 3, Sylvanus said the chairman convened a stakeholders’ meeting and urged residents to remain vigilant.
“The Executive Chairman of Qua’an Pan Local Government Area, Christopher Manship, lamented over the attacks and urged traditional rulers, religious leaders, and development associations to join hands with him to work towards a permanent solution,” the statement read.
“The chairman has mobilized security agencies to the affected areas to ensure the situation is brought under control. We are working tirelessly to restore peace and normalcy to the communities.”
He added that Manship also met with traditional and religious leaders, stressing the importance of peaceful coexistence irrespective of ethnic or religious differences.
Security personnel have since been deployed to the affected villages to restore calm and forestall further violence.
