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13 Killed, Including Pregnant Women and Children, in Fresh Attack on Plateau Community
No fewer than 13 persons, including three pregnant women and several children, have been killed in a fresh attack by suspected gunmen on Ngbra Zongo community in Kwall District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The attack reportedly occurred in the early hours of Friday, leaving many residents injured and forcing others to flee for safety.
Residents said the assailants invaded the community at about 2:00 a.m., shooting indiscriminately before attacking victims with machetes and other dangerous weapons.
A resident, Philip Alanga, said the attackers moved from house to house, targeting innocent villagers and causing widespread panic.
“They came into the community around midnight and started shooting and hacking people to death. They moved from one house to another, attacking innocent people,” he said.
Another resident, Chigoji Rocku, disclosed that three pregnant women were among those killed during the attack.
The Secretary General of the Irigwe Development Association (IDA), Danjuma Auta, confirmed the incident and described the killings as tragic and condemnable.
Auta lamented the recurring attacks on communities in Bassa Local Government Area and other parts of Plateau State, urging security agencies to strengthen surveillance and provide adequate protection for vulnerable communities.
He also called on security operatives to arrest those behind the attack and ensure they are brought to justice to prevent further bloodshed.
Also reacting to the incident, Asama condemned the killings, describing them as horrific, inhuman, and unacceptable.
According to him, the continued targeting of defenseless citizens by terrorists represents a serious threat to peace, security, and the collective conscience of society.
He stressed that repeated acts of violence against peaceful communities in Plateau State must be brought to an end.
As of the time of filing this report, a mass burial has been conducted for the victims, while those injured are receiving treatment at the Jos University Teaching Hospital.
The Plateau State Police Command had yet to issue an official statement confirming the attack as of press time.
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The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Seyi Makinde, has said his team was almost discouraged from taking its campaign to the South-East because of the perception that the region belongs entirely to Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Makinde, however, said the warning would not stop him from taking his party’s message to the South-East ahead of the 2027 general election.
He made the remarks on Thursday at the APM Town Hall Meeting in Enugu, where he urged Nigerians to reject what he described as visions that divide the country along tribal lines.
“We were almost discouraged we were coming to Peter Obi's region that the South-East belongs to him totally, but we will still bring our message anyways. Reject all visions across tribal lines,” Makinde said.
The APM presidential candidate’s remarks come amid political realignments and growing efforts by presidential hopefuls to consolidate support across Nigeria’s geopolitical zones ahead of the 2027 elections.
Obi, who secured substantial support in the South-East during the 2023 presidential election, remains a major political figure in the region.
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