Gunmen Kill 13 In Fresh Plateau Village Attack

At least 13 persons have been reportedly killed by gunmen in Ngbra Zongo community of Kwall District in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.

LEADERSHIP-Weekend gathered three of the victims are pregnant women.

Our correspondent reports that several other residents sustained varying degrees of injuries during the attack, which occurred in the early hours of Friday.

According to an impeccable source who is also a member of the community, Mr. Philip Alanga, told newsmen in Jos that the attackers stormed the area at about 12 a.m. and began shooting sporadically while attacking residents with machetes and other dangerous weapons.

He added that the assailants moved from house to house during the attack, leaving many residents in panic and confusion.

“They came into the community around midnight and started shooting and hacking people to death.
They moved from one house to another attacking innocent people,” Alanga said.

He added that several persons sustained injuries while many families fled into nearby bushes to escape the attack.

Another resident of the community Mr Chigoji Rocku disclosed that three of those killed during the attack were pregnant women.

The Secretary General of the Irigwe Development Association, IDA, Mr. Danjuma Auta, confirmed the incident to journalists in Jos, describing the attack as tragic and condemnable.

Auta lamented the recurring attacks on communities in Bassa Local Government Area and other parts of the state and called on security agencies to intensify efforts towards protecting lives and property in vulnerable rural communities.

He urged security operatives to swiftly track down those responsible for the attack and ensure that justice is served to deter further violence in the area.

Meanwhile, the spokesman of the Plateau State Police Command, SP Alfred Alabo could not be reached for comment on the incident at time of filling this report.