Eight Arrested By Troops Over Alleged Murder Of Three Women In Plateau

• …gunmen had attacked three women on a farm at the community, and instantly murdered two and injured one, who later died

Troops of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have apprehended eight suspects in connection with the murder of three women at Rafin Bauna community in Bassa LGA of Plateau State.

Spokesman of the task force, Major Ishaku Takwa, disclosed this in a statement in Jos on Tuesday.

Recall that gunmen had attacked three women on a farm at the community, and instantly murdered two and injured one, who later died.

Read also: Four Police Officers Reportedly Killed In Suspected IPOB Reprisal Attack

The statement partly read, “Troops of OPSH this afternoon arrested 8 suspects in connection with the shooting of three women on a farm close to Rafin Bauna general area in Bassa.

“The troops earlier responded to the distress call and immediately mobilised to the scene and discovered 2 of the 3 women were shot dead on the spot, while one of the women sustained gunshot wounds.

“Unfortunately the injured one later died while receiving treatment at the hospital.”

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Governors, Senators Will Soon Become Victims Of Abduction – Deji Adeyanju

---

Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:

Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.

Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.

Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611