No fewer than 29 people, mostly women and children, were killed in Bassa in the early hours of Monday during an attack in Nkiedonwhro village of Irigwe chiefdom in Bassa Local government Area of Plateau State.

It would be recalled that series of attacks said to be carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen have been occurring in villages in the Chiefdom thereby forcing Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong to declare a dusk to dawn curfew in Bassa local government area.

Despite the curfew declared last Friday, midnight attacks still persist in Bassa with many residents already fleeing the troubled area.

Spokesman of Operation Safe Haven, Capt. Adam Umar did not pick several calls put to his mobile lines while that of the State Police Command, Matthias Tyopev said he was awaiting the report from the DPO of Bassa local government area before giving a comment.

But President, Irigwe Development Association, Sunday Abdu who confirmed the incident said the victims were ushered into a classroom in a public Primary School in the village by members of Operation Safe Haven,Op SH saddled with the responsibility of keeping peace in the area only to be abandoned by the same people who asked them to take refuge in the school.

According to President, Irigwe Development Association, “What happened was an annihilation of our people, innocent people killed that way in their cold blood; they just wiped them out. The soldiers ushered the people into a class block after an attack in the village. They later ran away and left them to be massacred by the assailants.

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