The attack happened this morning at about 0700 hours
Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked a village in Plateau State early Saturday, killing an unknown number of people.
The attack on Kankuru village in Riyom local government area and near Jos happened around 7:00 am, they said.
“Presently the casualty figures are not yet known. But there are casualties,” Captain Salisu Mustapha, a spokesman for the STF.
He said the gunmen stormed the mainly village with guns and machetes, adding that the military had taken over the area to contain the violence.
Plateau state police spokesman Emmanuel Abuh said his men had also moved in.
