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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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Gunmen Kill Secondary School Student In Plateau
The gunmen, who were said to be lurking within the vicinity, reportedly shot him at a close range several times before they fled.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Mar 15, 2021
Some gunmen suspected to be of Fulani extraction have killed an 18-year-old Junior Secondary School 2 student of Elisto Private School in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred in the Dorowa Babuje community on Saturday, when the victim, David James, went out to defecate at the backyard of his compound.
Gunmen
The gunmen, who were said to be lurking within the vicinity, reportedly shot him at a close range several times before they fled.