13 Feared Dead, Others Injured in Fresh Plateau Attack
Residents said attackers opened fire on sleeping families, killing 13 people, including three pregnant women, and prompting calls for stronger security in Bassa LGA.
- Gunmen killed 13 people, including 3 pregnant women, during an overnight attack on Ngbra Zongo community in Kwall District of Plateau State on Friday around midnight.
- Recurring attacks linked to suspected Fulani militia have plagued Plateau State in recent days, repeatedly targeting vulnerable rural communities and forcing residents to flee into nearby bushes.
- Community member Philip Alanga reported attackers moved house to house with machetes and gunfire. "They came into the community and started shooting. They moved from one house to another attacking innocent people," Alanga said.
- Secretary General of the Irigwe Development Association Danjuma Auta confirmed the tragedy, urging security agencies to track down perpetrators and ensure justice to deter future violence.
- As of press time, officials from Operation Enduring Peace and the Plateau State Police Command had not responded to inquiries, while many survivors remain injured and in urgent need of medical attention.
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Pregnant Women, others killed in Fresh Plateau attack
No fewer than 13 persons were on Friday killed and many others injured when gunmen attacked Ngbra Zongo community of Kwall District, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred around 12 midnight while residents were asleep. A member of the community, Mr. Philip Alanga, told journalists on Friday in Jos that the attackers stormed the community and began shooting sporadically, throwing many …
Plateau State Is Increasingly Becoming Unsafe – Amnesty
Plateau State is increasingly becoming unsafe, with attacks on both rural and urban communities forcing people to live in constant fear of the next attack, Amnesty International has said. The human rights organisation made the statement on Friday following a midnight attack on Ngbra-Zongo village in Bassa Local Government Area that left 12 people dead. “Plateau state is increasingly becoming unsafe, with attacks on both rural and urban communiti…
Pregnant woman, nursing mother, 3-year-old among victims of bandits attack in Bassa
seven-month-old pregnant woman, a nursing mother, and a three-year-old toddler were among the victims massacred by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias who launched a deadly midnight attack on Ngbrran-Zongo village in Kwall District, Bassa LGA of Plateau State on Friday.The National Publicity Secretary of the Irigwe Youth Movement, IYM, Joseph Chudu Yonkpa, who made this known in a Facebook post on Saturday morning, said the attack by the terr…
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