The mining community of Yelwa Zangam in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State was thrown into mourning, on Tuesday, as gunmen invaded the community killing two persons while three others sustained fatal injuries.
It would be recalled the same community was attacked last year by gunmen who invaded the community and snuffed the lives out of 36 persons in their sleep.
Tribune Online learnt that the people of Yelwa Zangam mostly youths were working at a mining site in the area when gunmen armed with sophisticated weapons swooped on them and began to shoot at random.
It was gathered that the sound of gunshots was so terrifying that the people fled towards different directions while two were gunned down, three others sustained gunshot wounds and are now receiving treatment at a nearby clinic.
A source who was present at the scene when the incident occurred declared this: “This incident happened precisely 9:45 am, we were about settling down for the day activities when the sound of gunshots rented the air before we could put our act together the gunmen suspected to be killer herdsmen had surrounded us.
“All of us scampered for safety by running towards different directions but two of us were killed and three others injured. How they penetrated the community in a broad daylight is still a surprise to us,” he said.
Attempts to confirm the incident proved abortive as the State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ubah Gabriel, did not pick several phone calls put across to him.
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Gunmen kill two, injure three others in Plateau
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