Mass burial for victims of Sunday massacre in Plateau 

it was a gory scene as the victims of Sunday massacre in Plateau State were buried in mass grave on Monday by indigenes of the state.

Human bodies were dumped in tersely opened ground without coffin or obituary dressing associated with traditional burial in local communities.

Bodies of the dead were moved in vans to locations of burial by relatives.

The Plateau State Police Command  confirmed  86 persons were killed in the Sunday attacks on Razat, Ruku, Nyarr, Kura and Gana-Ropp villages of Gashish District in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area.

National Daily gathered that ASP Terna Tyopev, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the figure on Sunday in Jos.

“Sequel to the attack in Gashish District of Barkin Ladi local government area, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Undie Adie after deploying more personnel to the District sent a search and rescue team from the command Headquarters for an on-the-spot assessment .

“The team headed by ACP Edeh John of the Department of Operations also had the DPO of Barkin Ladi Division and a Unit Commander from Mopol 38.

“After a careful search of the villages attacked in the district, it was discovered that 86 persons all together were killed and six severely injured

“Fifty houses, two cars and 15 motorcycles were completely burnt down,” Tyopev had said.

The command’s image maker explained that the dead bodies were released to the families for burial.

However, the communities resolved to hold mass burial of their slaughtered relations.

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