A man and eight members of his family were
attacked and killed in the early hours of this
morning Thursday October 10th by men
suspected to be cattle rustlers. The man
identified as Tsok Gwom, who is a cattle rearer,
lived in a community in the Bajin Kogi Forum
District of Barkinladi LGA of Plateau State, was
killed alongside his wife, his sister, one other
woman, five children and the man's neighbour.
Eyewitnesses said armed men numbering over
30 stormed the area around 2.00am and
massacred the family. The gunshots they fire
during the attack alerted vigilante members in
the community who launched a reprisal attack,
killing about 12 of the attackers.
Confirming the incident, Police Public Relations
officer in Plateau, Felicia Anslem, said policemen
have been deployed to the area.
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