Tears flowed freely yesterday as the people of Kwattas village in Bokkos Local Government Area(LGA) of Plateau State ,conducted mass burial for 23 persons who were recently murdered by suspected herdsmen.
Daily Sun gathered that the residents wept uncontrollably as they watched their relatives being buried in mass graves at about 2pm.
The residents who dressed in black attires gathered as early as 6.30am at Luna Mortuary in Bokkos town to bade farewell to their relatives . Commercial activities in the area were grounded as Shops owners , and schools in the area closed their businesses to pay last respect to the dead.
A youth leader, John Akans ,said: “Bokkos community is in a mourning mood. 13 persons were attacked and killed on Sunday night in Kwattas. Two victims died on Monday and eight others were killed in different parts of Bokkos .
Meanwhile, Plateau State Police Command has transferred some of the arrested Fulani leaders and other community leaders from Bokkos, Mangu, Barkin-Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas to Abuja,for interrogation .
The State Police Commissioner, Isaac Akinmoyede,said he acted on the instruction of Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, who ordered him CP to arrest Fulani Ardos and community leaders from the affected areas until those responsible for the killings are fished out.
Plateau State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Ubah Gabriel Ogaba, told Daily Sun in a telephone interview that the community leaders were taken to Abuja yesterday morning, for further investigation.
