No fewer than thirty people have been killed as a result of a fresh clash between soldiers and gunmen in two villages within the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State on Saturday morning.

An anonymous security operative, who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust, revealed that the incident took place between 7:00 am to 7:30 am when a large number of gunmen launched an attack on several communities along Gindri road.

The soldiers were promptly alerted and swiftly responded to the situation, a source reportedly noted.

“About 30 of the gunmen were killed while more than 50 of them were arrested with guns and ammunition. Four soldiers were equally injured,” one of the sources said.

The spokesperson of Operation Safe Haven, a multi-security task force maintaining peace in the area, is yet to respond to the inquiries by our correspondent.

We understand that the latest attack in Plateau is happening a few moments after Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s decision to ease the 24-hour curfew that had been imposed on Mangu.