The Plateau State government has imposed  a dusk to dawn curfew in Riyom, Barkin Ladi and Jos South local government areas.

The Government of the State,  Mr Rufus Bature said in a statement in Jos  that the curfew was to avert a breakdown of law and order.

He said that movement would be restricted from 6 p.m.to 6 a.m. except for those on essential duties.

There was tension in some parts of the State after suspected herdsmen attacks in some communities left many people dead.

Ladi Choji, chairman of Berom Youth Movement, told reporters over 100 persons were killed while houses, including churches, were torched.

The report said 31 corpses were recovered from Gashish village, 42 others from different villages in Barkin Ladi.

The attacks were blamed on suspected herdsmen.

The attack was said to have been launched at Xland, Gindin Akwati, Ruku, Nghar, Kura Falls and Kakuruk all in Gashish District. The communities were completely sacked by the assailants, reports said.

However the news of the curfew hasn’t spread to several areas since the curfew was declared on short notice.

In places like Abbatoir and Rayfield, most residents obeyed the directive from the State Government as few people were seen on the street.

At PRTV, some people were seen scrambling for kekes’ down to British American, due to few tricycles available for transport.

Some cattle herders were seen leading cattle down the road.

At Namua junction, several people were still seen on both sides of the road oblivious of the curfew.