Gunmen killed five people in Kimakpa village, Kwall district, Bassa local government, Plateau state.
According to Sam Jugo, national press secretary for the Irigwe Development Association (IDA), the killing occurred around 12 a.m. on Monday, June 2, 2024.
Jugo said: “We woke up this morning to another sad one. In the middle of the night of 2nd June, 2024 criminal invaders attacked and killed 5 of our residents in cold blood at Kimakpa.
“The criminal elements who came in their numbers with heavy weaponry killed a pastor of Assemblies of God church Kwall Pastor Dauda Dalyop.
”Also killed are Mrs Chummy Dauda, 57 years, Mr. Chwe Ajuhs, 26 years, Mr. Joshua Kusa, 45 years and Mrs Rikwe Doro 43 years old.
“Two persons were severely injured and are currently undergoing treatment at home. Troops of Operation Safe Haven were instantly mobilized to avert further genocide. There’s uneasy calm in Kwall district as at Press Time.
“This sad incidence came just two days after some disgruntled elements ambushed some Rigwe youth on motorcycles while returning from Gero mining site and killed instantly Mr Irmiya Musa Timbi and severely injuring one other.
“We use this medium to further appeal for calm to enable the security agencies carry out their investigations. We should upscale our vigilance, avoid night movements to distant destinations and suppress the urge for reprisal or taking the law in our hands and give the security agencies the benefit of the doubt. In as much as we are quite saddened by this condemnable incidence , we cannot afford to aggravate the situation by seeking self help at this time.
“We call on the security agencies to do the needful by fishing out the culprits so that the affected will see justice being served as that’s the only way to restore the confidence of our people”
Police spokesperson Alfred Alabo and STF DSP Major Samson Khazom did not reply to calls to confirm the occurrence.
