MANY FEARED DEAD AS GUNMEN ATTACK PLATEAU COMMUNITY
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By ‘Sefiu Ajape
Tension gripped Anguwan Rukuba in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State on Sunday following a deadly shooting incident.
Unidentified gunmen, reportedly riding on a motorcycle, were said to have opened fire on youths in the area, killing an unspecified number.
A resident, who spoke to Channels Television via a phone call on condition of anonymity, said the attack occurred around the Anguwan Rukuba junction in the evening.
“The attackers just rode past and started shooting sporadically. People were running in different directions.”
In the aftermath, angry youths reportedly blocked major roads within the community, heightening fears of escalating tension.
As of the time of filing this report, the Commissioner of Police, Bassey Ewah, and the Police Public Relations Officer had yet to respond to calls seeking official confirmation and details of the incident.
The development comes weeks after no fewer than 20 security operatives and vigilantes were reportedly killed when heavily armed bandits ambushed a joint patrol team in Wanka and surrounding communities in the Garga area of Kanam Local Government Area.
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The Kanam Development Association (KADA), in a statement signed by its Secretary, ND Shehu Kanam, and Chairman, Garba G. Aliyu, said the victims included 12 security personnel—among them two senior military officers—and eight vigilante members assisting security forces to protect the communities.
According to the statement, the patrol team—comprising military personnel and local vigilantes—were travelling in two vehicles on routine operations across Garga, Kyaram, and Gyambau communities when they were suddenly ambushed by hundreds of heavily armed bandits on their way to Wanka at about 2 p.m. on Friday.
KADA described the deaths of the security personnel and vigilantes as “deeply painful and unacceptable,” noting that the operatives were killed while defending rural communities long plagued by repeated attacks.
The association further stated that after the ambush, the bandits reportedly invaded the Kyaram community, looting properties worth millions of naira and rustling a large number of cattle belonging to residents.
KADA warned that the incident was not isolated, stressing that communities around Garga, Kyaram, Gyambau, and neighbouring settlements along the borders of Plateau, Taraba, and Bauchi states have suffered persistent attacks, kidnappings, and cattle rustling over the past three to four years.
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