Reacting through the official Twitter handle of the Nigerian Presidency @NGRPresident hours after the reported killings, President Buhari said the incident as:
Very painful and regrettable.
He also condoled with the communities and families of those affected by the violence, stating that the grievous loss of lives and property arising from the killing in Plateau is painful and regrettable.
Meanwhile, the News Agency of Nigerian reports that the police in Plateau state confirmed that 86 people were killed in the attack which took place in Razat, Ruku, Nyarr, Kura and Gana-Ropp villages of Gashish District, all in Barikin Ladi local government area of the state.
The Plateau command’s public relations officer, ASP Terna Tyopev, confirmed the new figure after the police stated previously that only 11 people were killed in the attack.
