Gunmen kill 11 persons in Plateau

Gunmen on Thursday attacked the Rubi community in Butura District in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State and killed 11 persons.

The spokesman for the state police command, Mr. Alfred Alabo, disclosed this known in a statement on Friday in Jos.

He said the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Emmanuel Adesina, condemned the attack during a visit to the community.

The spokesman said: “On March 27, at about 10:00 p.m., we received a report of some gunmen who invaded Ruwi village at about 09:20 p.m. and began to shoot sporadically.

“As a result, some law-abiding citizens of the community who were at a wake-keep unfortunately lost their lives.

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“Many others secured varying degrees of injuries.

“Immediately, the Commissioner of Police directed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Bokkos to mobilise to the scene for necessary action.”

. The Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC) also confirmed the incident in a statement.

Similarly, the Plateau State government condemned the incident and called on security agencies to fish out the perpetrators.

The state Commissioner for Information, Mrs. Joyce Ramnap, urged the residents of the community not to take the law into their own hands.

She reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to the security of the lives and property of all citizens of the state.

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