Tragedy As Gunmen Kill Pastor, 4 Others in Fresh Plateau Attack
- A cleric serving with the Assemblies of God Church and four other persons have been murdered by unknown gunmen in Plateau state
- Reports making the rounds on Wednesday confirmed that the five individuals were killed in a fresh attack, which happened in a village of Kwall District in Bassa LGA of the state
- The national publicity secretary of the Irigwe Development Association, Sam Jugo, confirmed the development and noted that two others injured are undergoing treatment in the hospital
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Gunmen have reportedly killed 5 persons in Kimakpa village of Kwall District in Bassa local government area of Plateau state.
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The national publicity secretary, Irigwe Development Association ((IDA), Sam Jugo, disclosed this to the press in a statement.
As reported by Daily Trust on Wednesday, June 5, he noted that the killing took place on Monday, June 3, at about 12:00 midnight.
“We woke up this morning to another sad one. In the middle of the night of 2nd June, 2024, criminal invaders attacked and killed 5 of our residents in cold blood at Kimakpa.“The criminal elements who came in their numbers with heavy weapons killed a pastor of Assemblies of God Church Keall, Pastor Dauda Dalyop,” Jugo said.Identities of 4 others killed by gunmen disclosed
Also killed were Mrs Chummy Dauda, aged 57, Mr. Chwe Ajuhs aged 26, Mr. Joshua Kusa, 45 years and Mrs Rikwe Doro, 43 years old, Leadership reported.
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He added that:
“Two persons were severely injured and are currently undergoing treatment at home. Troops of Operation Safe Haven were instantly mobilized to avert further genocide. There’s uneasy calm in Kwall District.”However, the state police public relations officer is yet to react to the troubling development and release an official statement.
40 shot dead as bandits attack Plateau community
In a related piece, Legit.ng reported that bandits in their numbers reportedly attacked Zurak village in Bashar District of Wase local government area of Plateau state and killed more than 40 persons, including vigilantes.
Residents of the community disclosed that the incident occurred on Monday evening when people were going about their everyday activities.
On Tuesday, May 21, the residents said they could not immediately report the incident to the nearest police station due to the poor communication network in the area.
Source: Legit.ng
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