Commander of the Operation Safe Haven, OPSH, Augustine Agundu, in the state confirmed the killing on Saturday, September 8, 2018 to reporters in Jos.

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Agundu said, “I have lost three men, they were killed in action as a result of this circle of violence that has resurfaced.

“The worst of it is that the proliferation of arms in Plateau is out of magnitude.

“I have locked down Barkin-ladi, this act will never repeat itself. We have made efforts to reconcile the warring factions but they have remained adamant."

We are determined to end the farmers/herders crises - Agundu

Speaking on the resolve to end the farmers and herders clash in Plateau state, Agundu said the troops won't stop until all frayed nerves are calm.

"My troops have resolved to end the on going hostilities in Ryiom, Barkin-Ladi and Bassa LGA’s.

“The message I am sending to all level of leadership is to get their youths to decorum and civility so that the ordinary man and woman in the community could live peacefully. We are determined to return Plateau to its slogan of Home of Peace and Tourism,” he said.

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Dalung calls for state of emergency in Plateau

The minister of youth and sports development, Solomon Dalung, has called for the declaration of state of emergency in Plateau, Zamfara and Benue over constant killings.

Dalung expressed his take on the states experiencing incessant killings while speaking to state house correspondents in Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital.

The minister blamed the collapse of local government administration on the inability of of the security agencies to end the attacks and bring the killers to book in the affected states.