Plateau: Father, two sons killed in fresh attack

Plateau: Father, two sons killed in fresh attack

A father and his two sons have been killed in Zogu village, Miango District, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Sam Jugo, the spokesperson for the Irigwe Development Association, confirmed the incident to journalists in Jos on Saturday.

Jugo identified the victims as Weyi Gebeh, Zhu Weyi, and Henry Weyi.

According to Jugo, the victims were killed while sleeping.

Describing the incident as tragic, the community leader said, “The leadership of Irigwe Development Association has been notified of yet another attack on Zogu village, Miango which claimed the lives of a father and two of his sons namely: Weyi Gebeh, 56 years; Zhu Weyi, 25; and Henry Weyi, 16.

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“This recent event brings the number of deaths recorded this week alone to nine. IDA expresses its utmost displeasure at the deteriorating situation in Irigwe land and calls on the security agencies to do whatever is required to halt this barbarism on our land and get perpetrators apprehended to face justice.

“The way criminal elements invade our motherland and kill with impunity seems to suggest a more sinister motive than mere reprisals. IDA therefore calls on the Plateau State government and the security to do the needful and stop the killing of innocent people in Irigwe land.”

At the time of filing this report, spokespersons for Operation Safe Haven, Maj. Samson Zhakom, and the Plateau state police command, Alabo Alfred, had yet to comment on the attack.