The Plateau State Police Command says it has launched a manhunt for the suspected herdsmen who destroyed a hectare of maize and potato farm in a community in the Bokkos Local Government Area of the state.

A video believed to have been recorded by troops of Nigerian Army has surfaced on social media, showing the farm with tender maize and potatoes, as an X (formerly Twitter) user, Gideon Para-Mallam @gparamallam said the destroyed farm is located in Chikam village in the local government area.

Some military officers seen in the video inspecting the farm and searching for the perpetrators, lamented the destruction. They did not mention the location of the farm and when the incident happened, but Para-Mallam said the incident happened on Tuesday.

When contacted, the Plateau State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Alfred Alabo, who confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters on the phone said the command had deployed its personnel to the scene of the incident.

The police spokesperson said investigation was ongoing and that the command had launched a manhunt for the perpetrators.

“Yes, we are aware. Our men are already there. The command has commenced investigation into the matter. It is a criminal offence and that is why investigation is going on,” Alabo said.

This comes a few months after gunmen suspected to be herdsmen in April went on a rampage in Plateau State University in the Bokkos Local Government Area and killed several people.

Also in April, gunmen in two separate attacks in Mandung-Mushu and Kopnanle villages in Bokkos and Mangu local government areas of the state killed at least 10 people and injured several others.

Some structures were also burnt.