Suspected bandits have reportedly killed over 40 persons after they attacked Zurak village in Bashar District of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, setting houses on fire.
It was reported the gunmen invaded the community Monday evening.
According to residents of the community, who confirmed the incident to PUNCH Online in Jos on Tuesday, the incident occurred around 7 pm on Monday, when people in the community were going about their normal activities but they could not report the incident due to the poor communication network in the area.
A youth leader in the area, Sahpi’i Sambo, who also confirmed the incident to our correspondent, said the bandits arrived at the community riding on two to three motorcycles – with sophisticated weapons and started shooting sporadically at everyone.
He said, “More than 40 people were killed while many others were injured.”
“As of yesterday, security personnel had not yet arrived at the community. It was a deadly attack.”
Official reactions from security agencies had yet to trail the event as at the time of filing this report.