No fewer than 11 persons were killed by unknown gunmen at Lopandet Dwei community in Du District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau.
This was made known on Monday by the Public Relations Officer of the state’s police command, DSP Terna Tyopev.
The attack, he said, was carried out Sunday night.
His words: “Yesterday at about 8:30.p.m, we received a distress call that gunmen attacked Lopandet Dwei Du area of Jos South Local Government Area of the state.
“We immediately mobilised to the scene. On arrival, we discovered that some people were already shot.
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“We immediately rushed the victims to Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and Plateau Specialist Hospital.
“Doctors at both hospitals confirmed the death of 11 persons while 12 others who are badly wounded were being treated at the hospitals.”
He said, however, that some security agents had been sent to the area to prevent a reoccurrence of the attack.
While disclosing that investigations were already going on to apprehend the culprits, he said the people of the area should remain calm.
