Pregnant woman, 5 others killed in Plateau

THE peace initiative embarked upon by some stakeholders to stem the tide of incessant attacks on innocent citizens in Barakin-Ladi Local Government Area and some other parts of Plateau State suffered a setback on Thursday when some gunmen waylaid and killed six travellers and injured four others.
Among those killed was a pregnant woman.
The gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers armed with sophisticated weapons, were said to have laid ambush at Bisichi village, along Foron Road in Barakin-Ladi council around 7.30am on Thursday.
They opened fire on the vehicle conveying the travelers, killing six of them instantly.
The Special Task Force (STF) Media Officer, Captain Salisu Mustapha, who confirmed the incident, said the bandits subsequently carted away the travelers’ belongings, including phones and clothes.
The injured were taken to the Jos University Teaching Hospital for treatment.
Speaking on the incident, the chairman of the council, Hon. Emmanuel Loman, said the people were ambushed on their way to Foron and Fan villages when they ran into the gunmen.
He described the attack as a rude shock to the people of the council area, considering the return of peace to the troubled area in recent time, and charged security operatives in the area to fish out the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
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