No fewer than seven persons have been reportedly
killed in a fresh attack by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in a
relaxation center at Nding community of Barkin-Ladi Local Government
Area of Plateau State.
According to Daily Sun, it was gathered that the incident which
occurred at about 9:30p.m. on Sunday night, claimed the lives of six men
and a woman who hawks at the relaxation spot where the villagers
usually take local drinks.
Eyewitness informed Daily Sun that the victims were taken unawares
by the gunmen who invaded the relaxation spot with sporadic gun shots
and killed seven persons while several other persons were running in
different directions for safety.
Police Public Relations Officer of the Plateau State Command, ASP
Tyopev Matthias Terna, confirmed that five persons were killed by
suspected gunmen and three others were injured.
He said his office had not been furnish with detail of the attack
and promise to inform our reporter as soon as he get the details.
Terna noted that a mining well also killed two persons on Saturday
in Wase Local Government Area of the state. He gave their names as
Safianu Yinusa from Kangial villages, Dengi Kanam LGA and Usman
Abdullahi of Gwaram village of Bashar District of Wase LGA.
Member representing Barkin-Ladi State Constituency in the Plateau
State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Gyendeng, has condemned the killing
on the seven persons and urged security agencies to fish out the
perpetrators.
Hon. Edward Pwajok (SAN), member representing Jos South Jos East
Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, also described the
attack as ‘barbaric and unfortunate’.
He said the fresh killing came at a time that the Local Government
is celebrating the returned of peace after decades of attacks and
violent.
Pwajok urged the people to remain law abiding and report any
suspicious persons or movement of strange persons in the community to
security the agencies.
He condoled the families of the deceased persons and pray to God to grant them the fortitude to bear the lost.