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By Emmanuel Adeleke
Barely four days after gunmen unleashed an attack that claimed lives of about 195 persons in 17 communities in Plateau State, gunmen have threatened fresh attacks on a community in the state.
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Middle Belt Forum, Stanley Kavwam, disclosed this in an interview with Arise Television, on Thursday.
He said the terrorists had sent a letter of an imminent attack to Pushit community in Mangu Local Government Area, where he hailed from.
When asked about the impending attack on Pushit community, the Plateau Police Command spokesperson, Alabo Alfred, told newsmen that the command was aware of the threat.
“We have intelligence, but we are working on it,” Alfred said.
Also, some residents of Pushit, who spoke to newsmen on Thursday, said they were aware of the threat.
According to them, since the information of the impending attack spread, they no longer sleep at night.
One of the villagers, Joshua Bukat, said: “Here in the village, we have been living in fear since the news spread that terrorists are planning to launch a fresh attack on our community. From the letter, the terrorists said we would be running in the street with chicken and Christmas rice in our hands.
“As a matter of fact, we hardly sleep because we don’t know when they will come. This is not the first time they would send such letters of their plans to attack and on several occasions, they had carried out their threat. So, please help us to tell the government and the security agents to come to our rescue. They should act quickly to save lives and not take the threat for granted,” he said.
The shocking revelation is coming on the heels of United Nations demand of a probe into the Christmas Eve attack in which 195 persons were killed in 17 villages in Barkin Ladi, Mangu, and Bokkos Local Government Areas of the state.
Recall that the well-coordinated attacks also displaced over 10,000 persons, many of whom were presently taking refuge in churches, mosques, schools, and private residences.