Tension is building up again in Plateau State following the killing of three soldiers in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state by gunmen.
The military authorities, which also raised the alarm that “the proliferation of arms in Plateau is out of magnitude,” said it had “locked down the Barkin Ladi LGA completely” to ensure that no human being created further havoc in the area.
According to him, he was briefed that three soldiers, who reportedly died in Barkin Ladi were killed by Fulani herdsmen.
He said, “The truth about the whole thing is that on Thursday morning, I received a distress call that two people have been ambushed and killed by Fulani herdsmen on their way to the farm. So, I called the (OPSH) Sector Commander in Barkin Ladi who went there with his men. On getting there, the Fulani were there too. I was told that it was the Fulani who killed the three soldiers, although I wasn’t too sure. But that was what I heard.
“Around 10am on Friday morning, some of my boys were arrested. One of them had been arrested since July 17. I have been going there, but the father of the boy had not been given access to see his son. I was intimated on the issue, I went there. I was briefed about the complaint that somebody lied against the boy.
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