It was tragic at Rantis village
near kura falls, Barkin Ladi local government of Plateau state late on
Monday as four members of Mr. Joil Pam’s family including his wife and three children were killed by unidentified gunmen.
Two other members of the village
escaped the attack with gun wounds following
the attack which took place at
about 7pm.
It was learnt that some unknown
gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen invaded Rantis village near Kurra Falls
in Barakin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau to carry out the attack.
The gunmen numbering 8 shot
sporadically to scare the villagers as they headed staight to the compound of
Mr. Pam where they killed his wife and three children but Mr
Pam managed to escape.
Among those killed were Joil
Pam, his wife, Jemimah, 4-year old and Gepter, 2. Those injures were Susanna
and Alfa, and are said to be receiving treatment and the Jos University
Teaching Hospital, JUTH, Jos, and Barakin Ladi General Hospital, respectively.
It was gathered that the victims
were given mass burial on Tuesday.
Spokesman of the Special Task Force,
Capt. Salisu Mustapha, who confirmed the incident said that the area has been
fortified by men of the task force.
He said, “We received the report of
the attack and immediately mobilized our men to the area. Right now, the
area is calm and people are going about their normal businesses.
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