2 die, 50 houses razed in Plateau communal clash

Two persons were on Tuesday confirmed dead and several wounded in a communal clash at a border between Pankshin and Kanke Local Government Areas of Plateau State.

The Chairman of Pankshin Local Government, Mr Samuel Goar, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Pankshin. He said the clash was between Ngas and Pai people in Shiwer community of Pankshin LG and Dokpai community in Kanke council.

The chairman said mostly affected areas in the crisis were Piri, Tigiya and Irnet villages within the Shiwer and Dokpai districts. He said it took the intervention of the security operatives and management of the two councils to stop the clash.

Nigeria: 9 Killed In Fresh Plateau Attack, 3 People Arrested With Ammunition

NAN - The Nigeria Police in Plateau state said nine persons were killed on Tuesday night attack on Angwan-Waran in Riyom Local Government Area of the State.

Plateau state police Commissioner,  Mr Chris Olakpe, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Jos on Wednesday that the attackers had fled the area before the arrival of security agents. He said the police and other personnel of the Special Task Force (STF) maintaining the peace in Plateau, had stepped in and restored normalcy to the area.