Gunmen Kill 2 Residents, Abduct 1 Other In Nasarawa Community Attack

The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed that two persons were killed by gunmen on Friday during an attack on Sarkin Noma community in Keana local government area of the state.

The Command also said one person was abducted in the night attack which left an undisclosed number of locals injured.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the Command, SP Ramhan Nansel confirmed the development to LEADERSHIP in Lafia, the state capital.

Nansel disclosed that the Village Head of Sarkin Noma, 45-year-old Ero Yaro, has been arrested in connection with the attack.

“Information was received that unknown gunmen invaded Sarkin Noma Village, where they abducted one person and shot two others dead.

“Reacting to the unsavoury development, the Commissioner of Police deployed Police operatives attached to Kadarko Division to the area.

“They combed the bush and arrested one Ero Yaro 45 years of sarkin noma village in connection with the crime,” he explained.

Our correspondent reports that the development triggered outrage by the youths who blocked the very busy Lafia-Makurdi Expressway causing gridlock.

A youth leader in the community, Mr. Ogu Iliya, told journalists that gunmen stormed the community around midnight, shooting sporadically.

Iliya said the youths mobilised in self-defence, but in the ensuing face-off, he said one person was abducted and two other locals were shot dead.

He further explained that the kidnapped local was still missing.