Scores of persons, mainly women have been killed by suspected herdsmen in Tilengpat village of Pushit District, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Sources said in the community that 14  females and one male were brutally murdered during the attack on Thursday night, with houses and property destroyed in the area.

The Transition Committee Chairman of Mangu, Marcus Artu, confirmed the incident while speaking with reporters but declined to give the exact number of the victims, noting that local hunters and members of the vigilante group were still combing the bushes to recover more dead bodies.
He, however, noted that the killings amounted to a deliberate attempt  by criminal elements, determined to scuttle government efforts in resettling the displaced persons.
His words, “It is obvious that these criminal elements do not want the communities to be in peace. As efforts are already in progress to resettle those that were displaced from their ancestral homes.
“I am in the village to talk to the people and convene emergency meetings with security agencies as well as stakeholders to avoid any reprisal or breakdown of law and order.”
He however, assured of continuous engagement of all those concerned to foster peace among the people.