At least 20 people, including women and children have been confirmed killed by people suspected to be Fulani militias in separate attacks in Batin and Rayogot villages, Heipang district of Barki Ladi LGA of Plateau state.
Similarly, many others sustained various degrees of injuries while several houses were also burnt in the process .
Dalyop Solomon Nwantiri of the Emancipation Centre for Crisis Victims in Nigeria (ECCV), confirmed the incident to LEADERSHIP. He said the attacks began around 1:40am local time in the village of Batin, located in the Heipang district of Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau state and have continued, with the villagers wailing and crying over their slain loved ones.
According to him, 20 people were killed in an overnight attack by people suspected to be Fulani militias. He said that security operatives were aware of this planned attacks and the movement of the attackers from Heipang to Batin where they carried out this heinous act.
Dalyop further added that they are surprised that the attackers had a field day operation, killing women and children in their sleep without anyone being arrested or gunned down by security operatives adding that the militias were hiding in Heipang before they moved in large numbers to attack Batin.
People were wondering how come there is large presence of security operatives in Heipang yet the night marouders carried out the killings without security operatives coming to the aid of the villagers.”
“At abaut 1.40 am this morning the gunmen in large numbers invaded Batin village and killed 17 people and burnt down several houses. The security operatives in Heipang were informed about the killings and they rushed to scene of the incident with convoy bearing sirens.
