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Six persons have been killed and three left critically injured after gunmen attacked Wereng village of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State by suspected herdsmen.
Police spokesman, ASP Gabriel Ubah confirmed the incident through a statement, noting that the attack occurred at a social centre on Thursday night.
According to Ubah, the assailants pounced on some villagers who were retiring for the day.
The public relations officer further stated that the Police Commissioner has directed the area commander to relocate to the community with more personnel deployed to restore normalcy in the area and forestall any reprisal while investigations into the matter continue.
Gunmen have killed eight miners at a mining site of Cabitex company in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The victims, comprising five women and three men were attacked by suspected herdsmen on Saturday night, with several others sustaining injuries.
Secretary-General of Kuru Development Association, Chapo Daniel condemned the incident, describing it as a heavy loss to the community considering that the victims went for their legitimate business and were ambushed by the assailants after the day’s business activities.
Reacting to the attack via a statement, Governor Simon Lalong, asked security agencies to apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to book.
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Gunmen described as cattle herders have killed eight workers at a mining site in Kuru, Plateau State.
The incident occurred at about 7 p.m. on Friday at a mining site belonging to Cabitex Company in Jos South Local Government Area of the state, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.
Governor Simon Lalong has expressed sadness over the attack and directed security agencies to fish out the killers.
Dalyop Mwantiri, an official of Emancipation Centre for Crisis Victims in Nigeria (
ECCVN), a non-governmental organisation based in Plateau, also confirmed the incident.
In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES, he listed the names of the eight workers.
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