Plateau imposes curfew in Mangu as gunmen kill 37

LEADERSHIP 

The Plateau State government has imposed a curfew in Mangu local government area.

This followed the alleged killing of 37 persons, mostly women and children in a dawn attack by suspected militia herders in Kubwat and Fungzai villages.

LEADERSHIP learnt that the attack occurred at 2 am yesterday when the gunmen invaded the communities. Scores of others were injured in the invasion.

Unofficial sources said 28 persons were killed in Kubwat and nine in Fungzai villages.

To prevent the crisis from escalating, a 24-hour curfew has been imposed on the council…