Suspected gunmen have again killed five persons in Kimakpa village of Kwall District in Bassa local government area of Plateau State.
The national publicity secretary of the Irigwe Development Association ((IDA), Sam Jugo, said the killing took place on Monday at midnight.
He said, “We woke up this morning to another sad one. In the middle of the night of June 2, 2024, criminal invaders attacked and killed five of our residents in cold blood at Kimakpa.
“The criminal elements who came in their numbers with heavy weapons killed a pastor of the Assemblies of God Church, Keall, Dauda Dalyop,” Jugo said in a statement.
Also killed were Mrs Chummy Dauda, 57 years, Mr Chwe Ajuhs, 26 years, Mr Joshua Kusa, 45 years and Mrs Rikwe Doro, 43 years old.
He added, “Two persons were severely injured and are currently undergoing treatment at home. Troops of ‘Operation Safe Haven’ were instantly mobilised to avert further genocide. There’s uneasy calm in Kwall District.
“This sad incident came just two days after some disgruntled elements ambushed some Rigwe youths on motorcycles while returning from the Gero mining site and killed instantly Mr Irmiya Musa Timbi and severely injured another.
“We use this medium to further appeal for calm to enable the security agencies to conduct investigations. We should upscale our vigilance, avoid night movements to distant destinations, suppress the urge for reprisal or taking the law into our own hands and give the security agencies the benefit of the doubt.
“Although we are saddened by this condemnable incident, we cannot afford to aggravate the situation by seeking self-help.
“We call on the security agencies to do what is needful by fishing out the culprits so that those affected will see justice being served, as that’s the only way to restore the confidence of our people,” he said.
Several attempts to call the spokesperson of the Plateau State Command, Alfred Alabo, were not successful at the time of filling this report.
