ABUJA, Nigeria — Police arrested on Sunday 22 suspects accused of a mob assault that left not less than a dozen individuals killed two days in the past in central Nigeria.
A passenger bus was mobbed within the Mangu space of the state of Plateau, in keeping with a police assertion launched Saturday. The passengers traveled from Zaria, in north-western Kaduna state, about 400 kilometers (about 249 miles) from Mangu and had been on their approach to a marriage when the assault occurred Friday night time after they misplaced their manner.
Police mentioned 21 had been rescued from the “offended mob,” and that some passengers had been killed, with out offering additional particulars. Nigeria’s police, a federal authority, typically present decrease demise tolls than native authorities and witnesses.
In the meantime, rights group Amnesty Worldwide mentioned 12 individuals had been immediately killed and 11 others injured within the assault.
“Authorities should be sure that the precise individuals behind the horrific assault are dropped at justice,” the rights group mentioned in an announcement on Saturday.
Plateau Gov. Caleb Mutfwang mentioned regulation enforcement ought to guarantee justice is served and implement measures to stop any recurrence.
Nigeria’s north-central area has been affected by growing violence, pushed by farmer-herder clashes and assaults on communities by armed gangs.
No less than 100 individuals had been killed in a deadly gun assault on a village in neighboring Benue state about two weeks in the past.