Gunmen have killed five persons and injured three others at Inding village, a community in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of northern Plateau State. The incident took place late Sunday night. The injured have reportedly been rushed for treatment in Barkinladi, headquarters of the council, residents said.
The Plateau police spokesperson, Terna Tyopev, also disclosed this to Premiu Times yesterday morning via telephone interview. “There was an attack at Inding village last night (Sunday), five persons were killed, three injured,” he said. Tyopev, however, said details about the victims would be made available later. “At the moment, I cannot give further details about the deaths, but will get the names and ages of the victims later.” He added that “people should stop taking arms against one another
.” It was learnt that the Commissioner for Economic Planning, Bulus Bot, and the Transition Committee chairman of Barkin Ladi, who both hail from the area, were on their way to the scene of the incident at the time of this report.
