The Police has arrested eight persons in connection with the coordinated attacks on dozens of rural dwellers on Bokkos, Barkin-Ladi, and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State, hours before Christmas.
Politics Nigeria reports that about 200 persons allegedly died from the multiple attacks.
The police spokesperson in the state, Alfred Alabo, told journalists on Thursday that the suspects were arrested at various locations.
“Concerning the Inspector General of Police’s deployment, we have been getting tremendous success from that process,” Alabo said.
“It would also interest you to know that seven persons, in fact as of the last count, there are now eight of them under investigation in our custody and they have been moved to the state CID where the AIG Zone 4 and the commissioner of police are overseeing the affairs of the operation and also the investigation.”
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang also called for “united efforts to identify and apprehend those responsible for these heinous acts”.
Vice President Kashim Shettima had also visited the area to commiserate with the people of the state.
During the visit, Shettima urged residents to “resist the temptation to succumb to sectional divisions or the poisonous rhetoric of hatred towards your fellow citizens, as we pursue justice to ensure your security”.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun had deployed officers to the North-Central State.
More need to be done because the attackers that attacked those communities were great in number and able to do so at the same time.