Two others were killed in Kuru village of Jos South on Sunday afternoon.
More than 52 cattle were shot dead in separate attacks in the LGAs.
Commenting on the incidents, a resident said, “The attackers came around 11: 30 p.m, while people were sleeping, and started shooting sporadically.
“They first killed a family member and later attacked another family and killed six including two teenagers.”
Contacted, the spokesman of the State Police Command, Ubah Gabriel, said “On Sunday 23/05/2021 at about 2000hrs, the Command received a distress call that yet to be identified gunmen came out suddenly from a near by bush, invaded Dong Village, Jos South LGA and killed seven persons.
The deceased were attacked in their residence around 11:30 pm on Sunday.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 24, 2021
Seven people, including teenagers, have been killed in the Dong area of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The deceased were attacked in their residence around 11:30 pm on Sunday.
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The incident comes less than 24 hours after two herders were killed around the Rantya area.
Two others were killed in Kuru village of Jos South on Sunday afternoon, Daily Trust reports.
More than 52 cattle were shot dead in separate attacks in the LGAs.
Commenting on the incidents, a resident said, “The attackers came around 11: 30 pm, while people were sleeping, and started shooting sporadically.
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Gunmen suspected to be killer herdsmen invaded two communities in Plateau State on Sunday and killed 15 people while many others sustained fatal injuries.
A source close to Kohorok village of Kwi community in Riyom local government area of Plateau State revealed that the community was invaded by gunmen at about 11:00 pm, on Sunday, and was under heavy bombardment by the attackers for close to two hours.
According to the source who escaped the unfortunate incident, the attackers throughout the operation were speaking in the Fulani language adding that they succeeded in killing eight of the natives while scores sustained fatal injuries.
Gunmen attacked Dong Community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau on Sunday and killed seven persons.
“At about 8 p.m. on Sunday, we received a distress call that gunmen invaded Dong Village and killed seven persons, police spokesman in Plateau, ASP Ubah Ogaba, said in a statement issued on Monday in Jos.
“A combined team of policemen, personnel of Operation Safe Haven, and Vigilance operatives, raced to the scene but the hoodlums had fled into the bush. x
“Investigation is on-going, Frantic effort is on to arrest the fleeing suspects.
“Meanwhile security has been beefed up in that area to prevent escalation of violence or reprisal,’’ he added.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 20 people have been killed and many others injured when suspected herdsmen attacked communities in three local government areas of Plateau State. Some residents in the affected communities confirmed the attacks and the casualties to reporters. Eyewitnesses said the bandits invaded the three communities of Kwi, in Riyom Local […]