Fulani Herdsmen Attack Kwata In Jos, 22 People Dead, Many Injured

More than 22 persons were killed on Sunday, 13-12-2015 as Fulani herdsmen attacked Kwata in Jos South Local government area of Plateau State‎. The Fulani had written to warn the community of Kwata, Trade Centre, and Kuru that this Christmas season will not be an enjoyable one for the people of the community but the residents took the warning as a joke.

On Sunday night, the marauding Fulani lived up to their threat when they attacked about six houses in Kwata leaving not less than 14 dead bodies in their trail of violence and death..

The community leader said the Fulani who arrived the community at about 8pm, broke into their houses through the weak doors and windows  and according to him ;  “They hacked down helpless children and women‎, leaving them in the pool of their blood. Others, who tried to escape into the nearby bush, were shot by the attackers.”

Community members described the act as dastardly, adding that the attackers communicated only in pidgin  English and Hausa languages throughout the raid,  that the men in the community were yet to return home from where they had gone to relax.

The killing spree lasted for about 30 minutes and the security operatives only arrived about an hour after the marauding Fulani had escaped into the nearby hills.

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