Five killed in Plateau communal clash

Five persons were reportedly killed yesterday and over 200 houses burnt in an attack on Kuka village in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The attack, according to sources, was a result of unresolved communal conflict between the Tarok of Langtang South Local Government and the Gomai of Shendam Local Government.
Sources from southern Plateau said over 300 attackers stormed Kuka village with sophisticated weapons shooting and burning houses.
Shendam is in the southern part of the state and about 300 kilometres from Jos.
A resident, Abdullahi Ragmin, who is Gommai, confirmed that the attackers burnt 200 houses and shot five persons...

It was gathered that the attackers outnumbered the policemen at Kuka.
The attackers allegedly burnt houses and mosque and shot at people but 30 minutes later military reinforcement came from Taraba State, which borders Kuka.
Police spokesman Felicia Anslem confirmed the incident.
She said five people were killed when the attackers stormed the village.
But the Media and Information Officer, Special Task Force (STF) on Jos crises, ‘operation Safe Haven’, Capt Salisu Mustapha, confirmed two deaths.
He said: “The attackers were estimated to be about 100, they burnt houses but they were repelled. Calm has returned.”