JUST IN: Terrorists open fire on traders in Plateau market, kill 7

JUST IN: Terrorists open fire on traders in Plateau market, kill 7

Seven persons were reportedly shot dead, and many more were injured, as gunmen raided a market in Zurak Campani, Wase Local Government Area, Plateau State.

It was discovered that the tragedy occurred on market day, when the community was alive with business activity.

Abdullahi Hussaini, a youth leader in the region who corroborated the incident, told the Daily Trust that the gunmen arrived at the market about 2pm on Sunday and suddenly began fire on those conducting business.

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He said, “The gunmen arrived at the market in their numbers on motorcycles. They started shooting sporadically, killing seven people instantly while many others were injured. The gunmen successfully launched the attack and fled without any resistance because people were not expecting any security threat at the moment.

“The gunmen fled to the bush but police personnel have been deployed to the community to restore law and other. We are calling on more security deployment in the area because we don’t know what may happen anytime soon,” the youth leader said.

The spokesperson for the state police command, DSP Alabo Alfred, didn’t not respond to the inquiries by our correspondent.