Again gunmen kill three in Plateau attack

Gunmen killed three people on Sunday night at Dundu village in Kwall District of Irigwe Chiefdom of Bassa Local Council of Plateau State.

Two weeks back, massive destruction of crops was perpetrated by suspected herdsmen in the area.

Those gruesomely murdered in the attack were John Avia (48 years old); Sunday Vickson, (32 years old), and Peter Vickson (30 years old).

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Joseph Chudu Yonkpa, National Publicity Secretary of Irigwe Youth Movement, in a statement on Monday evening stated: “These incidents are one too many, and the numerous destructions herdsmen continue to wage on the Irigwe community reaffirm their resolve against peaceful coexistence, peace, and tranquillity in Irigwe land.

“We encourage our people to increase vigilance, as our enemies are never asleep, seeking only to cause trouble and pain in our land. May God continue to rest the souls of our beloved ones, grant them eternal rest, and may our attackers never know peace”.

Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Plateau State Command was unavailable for comment as his phone line was not reachable at the time of filing this report.

Nathaniel Gbaoron

Nathaniel E. Gbaoron is the Plateau State correspondent for BusinessDay and a seasoned journalist with a decade of experience covering sub-national affairs across Taraba, Adamawa, Nasarawa, Benue, Plateau, and other states. He holds both National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mass Communication from Fidel Polytechnic, Gboko. Over the years, he has participated in numerous media trainings and workshops spanning various areas of reporting, strengthening his expertise in economic and political reporting, community-level governance, development stories, and conflict-sensitive journalism. He is a member of Correspondent Chapel in Plateau state, a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), he is also a Rotarian and a member of Plateau Club 1921.