Seven people were killed on Saturday morning when unknown persons attacked Maza, a village in Jos North Local Government of Plateau State.
The attack on the sleepy and mountainous village, also left 10 others injured, while some houses were burnt.
"We are just coming out of the village; it is a difficult terrain really. There isn't much to say. This incident is just sad,'' Kingsley Umoh, Spokesman for the Military Special Task Force (STF) charged with maintaining peace in Jos, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Mr. Umoh's figure, however, differs with that of the State Government, who announced that 10 people were killed while another 10 sustained serious injuries.
Some reports said the dead included the family of a Christian priest.
Witnesses said the men attacked the family of Nuhu Dawat in the village of Mazah, 12km (7 miles) from the state capital of Jos, killing his wife, two children and a grandson.
The priest ran for his life, later telling Reuters: "I leave everything to God to judge."
Plateau State Police Commissioner Gregory Anyating told Reuters the authorities were trying to find out "the root causes of the violence", but it had not spread to other villages.
"The attack is nothing unusual; it is just another attempt to destroy the peace Plateau people have been enjoying in the past months,'' Mr. Gregory said.
He said that those injured were being treated at the Plateau Specialist Hospital.
"It is an embarrassing situation. Just when we thought we had found peace, we suddenly have to cope with another ugly situation," he said.
The Commissioner, who appealed to the people to remain calm, and not to take the law into their hands, called for more vigilance from the STF to prevent a recurrence.
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Posted: at 17-07-2010 11:36 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero
princedafe at 18-07-2010 12:14 AM (14 years ago) (m)
NAWA
Posted: at 18-07-2010 12:14 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Just for the sake of religious innocent people are drying, why can't those stupid muslim ppl respect them coz they are killing allot of soul in the world
Posted: at 18-07-2010 12:54 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
Bettychy at 18-07-2010 01:29 AM (14 years ago) (f)
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action. Where ignorance is the master, violence rules. In the absence of govt. security & justice justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery/crime?
The most painful part of it all is that the ppl behind all these are the supposed govt., religious & community leaders. It has been alleged that sometimes our money is being used to sponsor our killing: that is democracy the Nigerian way.
Posted: at 18-07-2010 01:29 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
it seems the naija is being bais or is it the naija ppl if u dont live in jos dont say a word abt wat u dont know, bcos we live in it & we know wat is truly goin on.
Posted: at 18-07-2010 02:06 AM (14 years ago) | Upcoming
nice9ija at 18-07-2010 02:43 AM (14 years ago) (m)
this is becoming serious and we youths are not taking any action about this,i don't think its religion anymore there some of our so call politicians that are hiding under religion and committing all this barbaric after frustrating some youths the are now using them as a tool for there brutality,nija youth we need to wake up to our challenges for the betterment of our feature......looting of public fund,kidnapping everywhere,tribal fight,joblessness, prostitution, people are running away from nija for greener pastures,etc.....we need to do something about this
Posted: at 18-07-2010 02:43 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
abdulwaheed at 18-07-2010 04:21 AM (14 years ago) (m)
Quote from: Destan on 18-07-2010 12:54 AM
Just for the sake of religious innocent people are drying, why can't those stupid muslim ppl respect them coz they are killing allot of soul in the world
u ar hangry now on naijapals? why u can go to jos and ear de real story? u ar here sayin abusive words,u no try at all, in fact u no d tink lik human being .
Posted: at 18-07-2010 04:21 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
it seems the naija is being bais or is it the naija ppl if u dont live in jos dont say a word abt wat u dont know, bcos we live in it & we know wat is truly goin on.
so please tell us more on the incident
Posted: at 18-07-2010 09:30 AM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
Floodgate at 18-07-2010 09:38 AM (14 years ago) (m)
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Dont start another tribal or religious war here in naija pals. Personally I am ashamed of most Nigerians in the way they handle issues.These religious and tribal bigotry have reduced average Nigerian thinking to the level of apes, the lower animal in the evolution of homo sapience. Think of what Nigerian youth knows best to do in this present century........prostitution, cultism, fighting, selfishness, craze for illegal wealth, tribalism and fanaticism. When shall the youth think the right way. For me the revolution that will finally destroy the animal kingdom has started. Do not loss sleep anymore. I am sorry for the entity called Nigeria, but ashamed of Nigerians who are now not less than ANIMALS.
Posted: at 18-07-2010 09:38 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
Just for the sake of religious innocent people are drying, why can't those stupid muslim ppl respect them coz they are killing allot of soul in the world
this is noting but another madness , you don,t just says stupid muslim , tell us what causes the violence instead of raining an abuisive , you are the type of the hopless peoples that causes much problems than they solved , tell us what really went wrong
Posted: at 18-07-2010 09:40 AM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
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