Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army mentioned on Thursday that they've arrested 17 individuals in reference to the killing of at the very least 86 individuals within the central state of Plateau.
The individuals had been confirmed killed by suspected herdsmen through the assault on Gashish district of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state final weekend.
Army Spokesman, Major Adam Umar mentioned three of the arrests had been linked to killings within the Barikin Ladi space, whereas the opposite 14 had been arrested in reference to the deaths of travellers within the south of the state capital, Jos.
“We all know that some days back, some villages in Barikin Ladi were attacked and these three suspects were arrested in connection with that,” Umar mentioned.
“As our men were repelling the attacks in those areas, we arrested these three suspects with four rifles, three locally made guns and one AK47,” he additionally mentioned.