More than one week after residents fled Plateau communities in Bokkos, Barkin Ladi and Mangu Local Government Areas following the Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen which left more than 150 persons dead, the affected communities are still deserted.
The PUNCH reports that the killing which had been ongoing in Plateau State worsened on Christmas Eve when gunmen attacked over 25 communities, killing over 150 persons.
The gunmen also burnt several houses and property worth millions of naira while over 10,000 persons were displaced
Some of the attacked communities included Mangur village, Mbar, Tangur; Bokkos Central, Butura, and Mushere among others.
Our correspondent who visited the affected communities, including Matellem, Dung, Yelwa and Ngyong, on Friday, observed that the villages were deserted.
There was also no security presence in the affected communities.
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