No fewer than seven people, including an eight-month-old baby, have reportedly been killed in an attack by gunmen in the Farin Lamba community of Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State.
According to reports, the attack occurred on Sunday night at about 9:45 p.m.
Rwang Tengwong, the National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Moulders, stated that the attackers arrived in the community when many of its residents had gone to bed.
The gunmen, who were said to be moving in a vehicle, opened fire on those heading home after the day’s activities. Bullets were claimed to have killed the baby and her father, who were returning home from the hospital.
Tengwong said: “The bandits have continued to unleash terror on innocent citizens in some Communities of Riyom, Barkin Ladi, Jos South and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau State, in renewed attacks on the 2023 general elections.
“The baby, who was murdered with her father, was said to be returning from the hospital when they met their untimely end. Before this unprovoked attack, several communities in Riyom, Barkin Ladi, Jos South and Mangu Local Government witnessed deliberate destruction of farmlands and provocative grazing of over 300 hectares of land.
“Also, there have been daily ambushes and killing of innocent persons in Riyom LGA, along the Abuja highway.
“The BYM under the leadership of Solomon Dalyop Mwantiri, Esq. hereby condemns the attack and other forms of provocations meted out on innocent persons of Plateau since after the 2023 General Elections.”
