Nigeria: One Killed, 7 Injured in Fresh Plateau Attack
[Daily Trust] At least one person has been killed and seven others injured in an attack on a vehicle around Total Filing station, Yelwa club junction, Bukuru, Jos South local government area of Plateau State.
A deadly attack on a vehicle carrying herders left one person dead and seven others injured near Total Filing station in Yelwa club junction, Bukuru, Plateau State. This incident followed a similar attack on herders in Kassa, Barikin Ladi, which resulted in five deaths and one injury just a few weeks ago. The state chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, confirmed the latest attack, stating that the gunmen ambushed the vehicle as herders returned from the cattle market.
Babayo condemned the violence and urged security agencies to apprehend the perpetrators. Concerned over the escalating attacks on herders, MACBAN called for enhanced security measures along the Kara Bukuru market route and urged the Plateau State government, Nigerian Police Force, Operation Safe Haven, and the Department of State Services (DSS) to take swift action.
The group also implored herders and traders to remain calm and avoid retaliation. AllAfrica reported the incident, which it notes is part of a disturbing pattern of attacks on herders in the region.
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