No fewer than 11 persons were killed in a community in Bokkos local government area of Plateau State on Tuesday night 15th November 2022.
Nine of them were members of a family burnt to death when their residence was set ablaze by gunmen in the Maikatako community of Bokkos local government council area.
The Nation gathered the gunmen stormed the community on Tuesday night and started shooting sporadically to scare the residents, setting the house of the family ablaze.
It was further gathered that the assailants waited till the house was burnt to ashes.
The gunmen, who were on the rampage, killed two other persons during the attack.
Residents, who spoke to The Nation, said the incident occurred around 9:30 pm.
Plateau Police spokesman DSP Alfred Alabo told The Nation the Police were after the assailants.
He promised to offer more information when properly briefing, stating details of the attack were still sketchy.
