At
least 30 people were killed on Saturday when soldiers stormed some
villages in Plateau State following the alleged killing of four soldiers
by some unknown persons in the area.
In
retaliation to the soldiers’ death, some aggrieved soldiers invaded
Kadarko, Kurmi and Wadata villages of Wase local government area of the
state, The Citizen Online reports.
However, Spokesman for the Special Task Force, Ikedichi Iweha, says the allegations are false, and insists that the soldiers did not hurt anybody.
According
to him, “following frequent attacks on communities around the
Plateau-Taraba border by some militiamen, the STF and soldiers from the 3
Armoured Division of the Nigerian Army had been carrying out operations
targeted at flushing out the militiamen, and soldiers who were working
to protect innocent civilians could not turn around to kill the same
people.”Photo Credit: www.qz.com (*Photo is for illustrative purposes only*)
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