The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, North Central Zonal office in collaboration with relevant Stakeholders has carried out a joint on the spot assessment in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The assessment became necessary following a renewed communal clash that happened between Monday, 22nd and Wednesday, 23rd January 2024, respectively.
The Plateau State Zonal Coordinator, Mr. Eugene Nyelong led a team for the assessment from the office in collaboration with the Plateau State Emergency Management Agency (PLASEMA), International Organization of Migration (IOM), Faith Based Organization (FBO) with the Red Cross to the areas affected in the Local Government Area to ascertain the level of destruction with a view to providing support to the affected victims of the crisis.
The team was conducted round the affected areas by Henry mangai, the Admin Officer of the Local Government Area with security personnel from the Nigerian Army.
The assessment revealed that many houses, vehicles, businesses and places of worship including Bungha-Dawo Jumma’a Mosque and COCIN LCC2 Church, Lahil all in Mangu town were destroyed and burnt to the ground.
Most of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs,) are presently camping at Pilot Primary School, Mangu.
At the time of the visit, 12 IDP camps have already been established and most of the injured victims are on admission in the various hospitals within Mangu town and those with life threatening injury are in the Teaching hospital in Jos, the State capital.
The number of those Injured and currently receiving treatment in hospitals on the Plateau stood at 86, (excluding those taken to Bauchi), confirmed death is about 96 and affected houses are 476.
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