Eleven people have
been killed and four others injured in an attack by suspected herdsmen on Rim
village in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The incident occurred on Tuesday evening, when villagers were said to have been
returning from Makera market.
The
Plateau State Police Public Relations Officer, Matthew Tyopev, confirmed the
casualty figures to Channels Television.
The
Riyom attack is coming about three weeks after herdsmen killed at least 29
people, mostly women, and children at Nkiye Dongwro in Miango of Bassa Local
Government Area of Plateau State.
Victims
of the Miango attack had been seeking refuge at a primary school, reportedly
under the protection of security forces when they were massacred.
The youths
in Plateau State reacted to the killings by asking the state government to
follow the example of Benue State and ban open grazing by herdsmen.
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