Troops have foiled an attack by suspected Berom militias on Fulani communities in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State after engaging the attackers in a gun battle that forced them to retreat.
Security sources told Zagazola Makama that troops of Sector 8, Sub-Sector 81, deployed in Gyambwas, responded at about 3:25 p.m. on July 5 following reports of sporadic gunfire around the Gimti Galadima, Kobodon and Kaduno areas of Mangu LGA.
According to the sources, upon arrival at the scene, the troops discovered that the armed group was attempting to set ablaze several Fulani settlements.
The troops immediately engaged the attackers with superior firepower, forcing them to withdraw toward Kugot village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area.
