Plateau attacks claim two lives, torch homes

In the early hours of August 12, armed assailants stormed a village near Jos, Plateau State, opening fire on civilians and setting three homes on fire.

Two residents were killed and several others injured before the attackers fled into the surrounding hills.

Local officials say the attack is part of a broader pattern of ethnic and religious clashes that have plagued the central Nigerian plateau for years.

Security forces have deployed additional troops to the area and called for community leaders to intervene before the violence escalates further.