Plateau Government, on Sunday evening declared a 24-hour curfew, following a fresh invasion of some communities in the area by terrorists.
The Interim Management Committee Chairman of the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Mr. Markus Artu, who announced the development said, “A 24-hour curfew has been declared in Mangu Local Government Area. As such there will be no vehicular movement of any sort.
“Furthermore, all movement on motorcycles has been banned until further notice. Only Security personnel and workers on essential duty will be allowed to move.”
It was learned that an unknown number of terrorists broke into certain communities and randomly opened fire on unarmed citizens.
As at the time this report was filed, it was impossible to confirm the number of casualties reported in the affected communities.
However, sources told newsmen that the attackers broke into at least four towns in the LGA, including Mangu town, and killed numerous people while also setting a number of homes on fire.
A lawmaker representing the Mangu South constituency, Bala Fwangji, also confirmed the incident to Punch news in a phone conversation on Sunday night saying: “All I can tell you is that war has been declared on our people in Mangu. They are just attacking and killing our people right left, and centre. The attacks started today in the Bwai community and then, they moved to Mangu town and now, it has spread to Sabon Gari. Our people really need help. It is to curtail the situation that Local Government authority has declared a 24-hour curfew in the LGA.”
