No fewer than five persons were killed by gunmen at a mining site in Gana-Ropp village of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in the state, Mr. Terna Tyopev, made this known in Jos on Wednesday.
His words: “On Tuesday at about 12:30.p.m., we received distress call from Da Gyang Pam, the village head of Gana-Ropp village in Barkin Ladi, saying that there had been sporadic gunshots at a mining site around the area.
”A team of policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Barkin Ladi Division was dispatched to the scene of crime.
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“On arrival, it was discovered that five persons were shot by gunmen who fled the scene before the arrival of policemen.
“Our men immediately moved those with gunshots to the General Hospital in the locality but were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.”
The police spokesman said that the corpses had been released to their families for burial, just as he stated that investigation was ongoing to arrest those responsible for the crime.
