Fulani Herdsmen Kills Chinese In Plateau

Some gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, have killed a Chinese among the three they attacked in Atakar village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Two others were seriously injured.
The Chinese were said to be railway contractors.
Though their names could not be verified yesterday, the Special Task Force (STF) on Jos crisis, code-named Operation Safe Haven, confirm the attack as well as the death of the Chinese.
STF’s spokesman Capt Salisu Mustapha said: “One of them died but his two associates were taken to the hospital alive.
“The victims were attacked at the weekend in a village bordering Plateau and Kaduna states.”
Plateau State Police Commissioner Chris Olakpe also confirmed the death of the Chinese contractor.
He said the attackers injured a police officer who was escorting the foreigners and confiscated his gun.
Gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, have been terrorising the local government since the New Year. They killed about 40 Berom locals in Shonong village on January 9