Tension has  mounted in Plateau as the terrorists, Friday threatened to launch a fresh attack on a community in the State.

 

The Middle Belt Forum’s deputy national publicity secretary, Stanley Kavwam confirmed the threat on Thursday during his appearance on the Arise TV show.

 

In his account, the Pushit community in Mangu local government area, where Kavwam hails from, received a letter from terrorists threatening a fresh attack.

 

“While I was driving down from Jos to this place, I received a call. A letter was sent to my village by the terrorists that the attackers were going to invade on the 29th of this December.

 

“All the attacks that were orchestrated, there was a letter to that effect that was dropped by an anonymous person, intimating the residents of Mangu LGA that there would be attacks”, he said.

 

Only four days have passed since the daring gunmen assaulted 17 towns on Christmas Eve, killing multiple people and setting the communities on fire.

 

The horrific attack on gullible peasants in the state’s three local government districts has left 196 people dead.

 

According to a trustworthy source familiar with the tragic event, at least 149 people—including women and children—have been laid to rest in the state’s Bokkos Local Government Area as of Thursday.

 

He noted that no fewer than 28 lives were lost in Barkin Ladi LGA as a result of the unprovoked attack by the ruthless attackers who have been wreaking havoc throughout the state.

 

Similarly, during the horrific attack, roughly 19 people were shot and killed in the Mangu Local Government Area. Every attack took place on a single day.

 

Over time, the state’s ongoing massacres have raised the question of whether or not the perpetrators are known.

 

A security source noted that the terrorists’ identities are not hidden.

 

He claims that it is a long-standing problem that affects some state stakeholders.

 

“There are people deliberately frustrating the efforts of security personnel. It is a technical issue that has been there for years. But trust me, the security agencies here are looking for means to end this attack once and for all.

 

“Since they don’t want peace, we may give them what they want”, he said anonymously.

 

Hon Peter Ibrahim Gyendeng, a federal lawmaker in the House of Representatives representing Barkin Ladi/Riyom in Plateau State, stated in an interview with Arise TV that they know the assailants.

 

In a video footage that recently appeared on social media, the politician said that even security authorities are aware of the attacks.

 

He also confirmed that the terrorists usually drop notice of attacks.

 

He said, “They are not hidden. The security agencies know them very well. We know where they are coming from, we know where they go when they attack.

 

“That is not hidden. It is something that has been happening, most times, the good Samaritan among the herders will call and say ‘these people are coming to attack’.

 

“Sometimes, the place they say they are going to attack, they don’t attack the place. They will go to another vulnerable place and attack.”