Gunmen have killed four persons in Nkienzha village, Miango District, Irigwe Chiefdom of Bassa local government council of Plateau state.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the gunmen launched an attack at the community at about 11 pm on Sunday and set ablaze a house, killing the four occupants in the process.
A statement signed by Davidson Malison, the outgoing national publicity secretary of Irigwe Development Association (IDA), made available to newsmen reads that one person was also injured.
He said the leadership of Irigwe Nation have described the resurgence of attacks and killing as callous and barbaric and cautioned the perpetrators to immediately put a halt on the mayhem being unleashed in the land.
The association calls on security agencies to ensure that the perpetrators of these dastardly acts are arrested and prosecuted immediately.