Suspected gunmen attacked a mining site in Nyango, Gyel District, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing three and injuring two others.

According to community sources, the attack occurred at about 11:50 a.m. on Tuesday, sending miners and residents fleeing for safety.

A resident, Chuwang Rogo, said the assailants invaded the mining site and opened fire on workers.

He confirmed that three people died in the attack, while two others sustained injuries.

Rogo noted that the death toll could have been higher if many of the miners had not escaped immediately after the shooting began.

According to the association, the repeated attacks have claimed lives, displaced residents and disrupted economic activities in the affected communities.

BYM urged security agencies and government authorities to dismantle criminal hideouts, take decisive action against the perpetrators and restore peace and security to the area.

The association also sympathised with the families of the victims, wished those injured a speedy recovery and called on residents to remain vigilant and continue supporting security agencies with useful information.

Efforts to get a reaction from the spokesperson of the Plateau State Police Command, SP Alfred Alabo, were unsuccessful as he could not be reached at the time of filing the report.

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Plateau State chapter, has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is undermining Nigeria’s democracy through what it described as politically motivated court actions aimed at weakening opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The Plateau State Chairman of the NDC, Solomon Ndam, made this allegation on Tuesday while speaking to reporters at the party’s state headquarters in Jos, the state capital.

Ndam insisted that the party remains legally registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, despite a recent Federal High Court judgment delivered in Lokoja, Kogi State.

According to him, the June 26, 2026 judgment was “illegal and organised,” alleging that it was procured by a group known as the Peace Movement Party, which he claimed is neither a registered political party nor a legally recognised organisation.

“Our party filed an appeal against the ruling on June 29, along with a stay of execution and injunction, which have been served on the INEC Chairman. The good news is that there is no court order directing the deregistration of the NDC,” he said.

He disclosed that INEC had already granted the party access to its candidate nomination portal, enabling it to begin uploading candidates in line with the commission’s timetable.

“Our presidential candidate was uploaded yesterday, June 29. We have until July 11 to upload National Assembly candidates and July 17 for governorship and State House of Assembly candidates,” Ndam stated.