No fewer than eight persons were killed when gunmen invaded Chicim community of Mangu local government Council of Plateau state .
Sources said three persons who sustained injuries are receiving treatment .
Local sources told The Nation the gunmen stormed the community, which is just a kilometer from Mangu town around 10 pm on Tuesday and started shooting sporadically.
Kespan Iliya, a resident of the community told newsmen that the members of the community were asleep when the gunmen arrived in a commando style and started shooting anything at sight.
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Over 96 houses were razed in Gyenbwas, a community in Langai district of Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State on the same day..
The Plateau state Police Command spokesman, D.S.P. Alfred Alabo confirmed the incident in a statement.
According to the statement: CP Emmanuel
Adesina has deployed additional
Manpower to Mangu LGA where he visited
the scenes of the incident and commiserated with the bereaved families.