Olushola Omogbehin
About 13 persons have been murdered in an attack in Ngbra Zongo community in Kwall District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State in the early hours of Friday.
The bandit were said to have invaded the community at midnight shooting sporadically and attacking people with machetes and other weapons.
According to an eye witness account, the attackers moved from house to house, leaving many families in panic as residents fled into nearby bushes for safety.
“They came into the community around midnight and started shooting and hacking people to death. They moved from one house to another, attacking innocent people,” Alanga said.
In the attack, many residents were said to have been injured and among those that died were three pregnant women.
Confirming the attack, the Secretary General of the Irigwe Development Association, Danjuma Auta, described the killings as tragic and condemnable.
He also lamented the recurring attacks on communities in Bassa and other parts of Plateau State, and appealed to security agencies to intensify efforts to protect vulnerable communities and bring the perpetrators to justice.
