At least seven persons have been confirmed dead after bandits
attacked a market in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State.
It was learnt that the attack
which happened at Zurak Compani Market on Sunday afternoon also left several
others injured.
A youth leader in the
community, Abdullahi Hussaini, who confirmed the incident on Monday, said the
bandits arrived at the market around 2 pm and opened fire on the people
transacting business which led to the death of the victims.
Hussaini said, “The gunmen
arrived at the market in their numbers riding on motorcycles.
“They started shooting indiscriminately, killing seven
people instantly while many others got injured. The gunmen successfully
launched the attack and fled without any resistance because people were not
expecting any security threat at the moment.
“The bandits later fled to the
bush but police personnel have been deployed to the community to restore law
and other.
“But after the incident, we
discovered that seven persons were shot dead by the bandits leaving several
others injured.
“We are calling for more security deployment in the area because
we don’t know what may happen anytime soon.”
When our correspondent
contacted the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Alabo Alfred, he
said only four persons were killed during the incident, adding that an
investigation was ongoing to unravel the circumstances surrounding the attack.
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“We are aware of the Zurak Compani incident. Four persons died
and six persons who were injured are receiving treatment. Meanwhile, we have
deployed our men to the area while investigation continues”, the PPRO said.
Wase LGA, situated over 200
kilometres from Jos had suffered from banditry and kidnapping activities in the
past but were curtailed by security operatives in the past year until the
latest attack occurred on Sunday.
In January 2024, no fewer than
30 persons were killed in Plateau State in the
early hours of the day by gunmen who attacked Kwahaslalek village, Mangu Local
Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that the
victims, who were mostly women and children, had run to the house of a
community leader in the area on the previous night for safety following earlier
unrest during the day in Mangu town when the gunmen surrounded them and killed
all of them.
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