Nigeria, July 21 -- The Plateau State Government has expressed doubts in soldiers deployed to parts of the state and demanded their withdrawal. This follows last week's killing of 27 farmers in a state that has witnessed the killing of hundreds of people this year, allegedly by armed herders.

In its statement, the Plateau government asked that the soldiers be replaced with Mobile Police Squads.

The military and the police are federally controlled in Nigeria by the president of the country.

The victims of the latest attack in Plateau, including men and women, were killed by gunmen in Bindi-Jebbu of the Tahoss community in Riyom Local Government Area.

Reacting to the development through a statement by the special adviser to the governor...