GUNMEN suspected to be herdsmen on Thursday killed two people in Nding Suisut Village of Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau and injured two others.
Plateau State police command in a statement signed by DSP Mathias Terna Tyopev said the command
received a distress call at about 6:30 am on Thursday to the effect that unknown gunmen shot some people in Nding Suisut Village of Barkin Ladi local government adding that armed Police personnel were immediately dispatched to the area.
According to the statement, on arrival at the scene of the crime, four persons were seen with gunshot wounds and taken to the General Hospital Barkin Ladi where the doctor on duty confirmed two out of the four victims dead while the two others on admission in the same hospital were in a stable condition.
It further pointed out that family members of those who lost their lives declined autopsy and the corpses were released to them for burial adding that investigation into the killings is in progress.
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It would be recalled that gunmen on Tuesday killed five people at mining site at Gana Ropp in Barakin-Ladi while the gunmen who carried out the attack escaped before policemen arrived the scene of the incident.
The police declared that after the receipt of the information, police Team lead by the Divisional Police Officer of Barkin Ladi Division was dispatched to the scene of the crime and discovered that five persons were shot by unknown gunmen who fled the scene before the arrival of security men.
“They were all rushed to the General Hospital in Barkin Ladi LGA but were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty. The corpses were later released to the family members of the victims for burial. Investigation in the crime is ongoing,” said the police.
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