No fewer than ten people have been reported dead following an attack by assailants at a drinking joint in Jos, the Plateau State capital, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered.
This was disclosed via a statement by the Plateau State Police Public Relations Officer, Ubah Ogaba.
According to him, the assailants drove in a Hilux van into Kashe (Sabon Layi) community, Kuru District of Jos South Local Government, shot sporadically, and killed many at the bar.
The police spokesperson, who noted that the assailants invaded the community on Sunday night, said, “We received a report that ten persons were shot dead at a drinking joint at Sabon Layi, Kuru in Jos South by yet to be identified gunmen, who drove in with a Hilux and shot sporadically.
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“Personnel of the command and the military have been deployed to the affected area.
“The Commissioner of Police has ordered an immediate investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the killing and to bring the perpetrators of the dastardly act to book,” Ogaba stated.
A witness, however, disclosed that twelve people were killed while five others were injured during the attack.
“I counted twelve dead bodies at the scene with five injured,” the source revealed.
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