No fewer than four persons were reportedly killed on Friday when gunmen attacked a mining site in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Saturday Telegraph gathered that the tragic incident occurred around 9 pm in the Batura community, where the victims were reportedly working at the time.
Confirming the development, the President of the Butura Youth Movement, Sabastine Magit in a statement on Saturday, disclosed that five other people sustained injuries during the attack.
The youth leader identified the victims as Bwefuk Musa, 21; Klingshak Dickson, 21; Promise Joshua, 20; and Nyam Abaka, 20.
According to Magit, this tragic event follows closely after a previous attack in Wumat village, where five members of a family, including a pregnant woman, were killed just days earlier.
The statement read, “In yet another unprovoked assault on members of the Butura community, armed terrorists, speaking the Fulani dialect, opened fire on innocent youths working at a mining site near the villages of Kuba and Maikatako in the Butura district of Bokkos Local Government Area in Plateau State on October 10.
“The attack was carried out at approximately 9pm without any provocation, leading to the death of four innocent people and the injury of five others.
This attack occurred just four days after a tragic incident in the village of Wumat, where five members of a family, including a pregnant mother, lost their lives.
“Eyewitnesses report that the assailants executed a lightning-fast operation on October 10, fleeing the scene before military personnel stationed at a nearby checkpoint could respond. Tragically, four individuals were killed instantly, and five others sustained injuries.
“The deceased are: Bwefuk Musa, 21 years; Klingshak Dickson, 21 years; Promise Joshua, 20 years and Nyam Abaka, 20 years.”
The recent attack adds to a growing list of violent incidents in the region, further intensifying fears among local communities about their safety and the need for improved security measures.
