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13 killed, scores injured by gunmen in fresh Plateau attack
At least 13 persons have been reportedly killed and scores injured in a fresh attack on Ngbra Zongo community, Kwall district of Bassa local government area of Plateau State.
Witnesses say the attackers invaded the community in the early hours of Friday, indiscriminately opening fire and attacking residents with machetes and other dangerous weapons.
A resident, Mr. Philip Alanga, said the gunmen migrated from house to house, targeting residents, and leaving the community in panic.
“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,” he said.
According to him, residents had to seek cover from nearby bushes, as many were left with varying degrees of injuries.
While decrying the spate of terrorism in Bassa local government area and other parts of Plateau State, the Secretary General of the Irigwe Development Association (IDA), Mr Danjuma Auta, called the recent attack barbaric, while urging security agencies to do more in protecting rural areas, and bring the culprits to justice.
As at the time of filing this report, no official statement had been released by security agencies on the incident.
