Offended ladies from Bokkos Native Authorities Space of Plateau State have burnt down the residence of the normal ruler of the group.
In a video that emerged on-line on Thursday, January 5, 2024, the fireplace on the conventional ruler's home was a protest in opposition to the arrest of some group members.
It was alleged that the arrested individuals had been concerned within the latest spate of killings in Plateau, which left greater than 150 individuals useless.
The ladies expressed anger over the arrests and expanded their protest to the normal ruler's residence and administrative workplace, alleging his involvement and labeling him a sellout.
It was discovered that the harmful act began on the police station and escalated to the burning of the district head's property.
In the meantime, eight suspects in reference to the Christmas Eve murders have been arrested by safety brokers.
Plateau Police spokesperson Alfred Alabo mentioned on Thursday that the suspects had been arrested at completely different places.
“When it comes to deploying the Inspector Common of Police, we have now had large success with that course of,” Alabo mentioned.
“It could additionally curiosity you to know that seven individuals, in actual fact as of final depend, eight of them at the moment are beneath investigation in our custody they usually have been transferred to the State CID the place the AIG Zone 4 and the Commissioner of the police supervise the course of occasions throughout the operation and in addition the investigation.”