Nigeria, April 16 -- The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has apologised to the victims of the recent armed bandits' attack.

Residents said over 50 people were killed after the attackers invaded several peasant communities in the Miango district of Bassa Local Government Area of the state.

Channels Television showed the governor onboard a security armoured vehicle on Tuesday visited one of the affected communities, Zikke, where several people were killed and their houses razed.

Mr Mutfwang, speaking at the palace of the paramount ruler of the community, said the government had failed to protect the people despite huge investments in security.

He begged the people to forgive him, saying he had been crying since the killings h...