A market in Zurak Campani, in the Wase local government area of Plateau state, was assaulted by gunmen on Sunday, resulting in the shooting deaths of no fewer than seven people and numerous injuries.
According to the locals, the attack happened on a market day when people congregated at the town’s major market to purchase and sell goods.
Local youth leader Abdullahi Hussaini, who verified the occurrence, stated that the gunmen entered the market around 2:00 p.m. and started shooting at individuals conducting business.
“The gunmen arrived at the market in their numbers riding on motorcycles. They started shooting sporadically, killing seven people instantly while many others were injured. The gunmen did not encounter any resistance because people were not expecting any security threat,” Hussaini said.
“The gunmen later fled to the bush but the police have been deployed to the community to restore law and other. We are calling for more security deployment in the area because we don’t know what may happen anytime again,” the youth leader added.
