3 Burnt Alive In Plateau Over Traditional Ruler’s Murder

At least three persons suspected to be linked to the alleged killing of a traditional ruler in Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State were reportedly burnt to death by an angry mob on Friday evening.

The suspects were alleged to have been involved in the killing of the late Ponzhi Kwallak, the traditional ruler of Kwallak community, who was reportedly attacked and killed in his residence after assailants stormed his home and made away with his motorcycle and mobile phone on Thursday night.

According to sources in the area said the killing of the monarch had thrown the community into mourning and tension.

Residents said the suspects three in number, were apprehended by locals while allegedly trying to sell the stolen motorcycle and reportedly confessed to the crime.

LEADERSHIP gathered that some residents were attempting to hand the suspects over to security operatives before hoodlums in their numbers overpowered the youths, seized them, and set them ablaze not far from the Langtang North Local Government Council Secretariat.

Another source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “The suspects were caught by members of the community and allegedly confessed before the angry mob descended on them and burnt them.”

The source further added that the late monarch was attacked in his residence, shot, and dispossessed of his motorcycle and phone before the assailants fled.

At the time of filling this reports, efforts to get official confirmation from security agencies proved abortive.