- The crisis in Plateau state has reared its ugly head again
- Two people have been killed at Wereng village in Riyom local government area
- They were said to have been ambushed and killed by men suspected to be herdsmen
A report by Vanguard indicates that two people were ambushed and killed at Wereng village in Riyom local government area of Plateau state on Sunday, November 12 by suspected herdsmen.
According to the report, the victims were said to have been ambushed near Wereng station and they were found dead on Monday, November 13.
Locals quoted in the report said they believe Fulani herdsmen killed the victims.
A family gathers around the grave where three murdered family members were buried together in Jos, Plateau state. Photo credit: aoav.org.uk
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Reacting to the incident, the spokesman for the Plateau state police command, Mathias Tyopev, said the DPO of Riyom has reported the case.
His words: “It was reported by one Davou Moses who came to the station today at about 8.15am and reported that at about 9.30pm on Sunday, some suspected herdsmen ambushed, attacked and macheted to dead the two people who were riding on a motorcycle.
“The names of the deceased are Chong Christopher, 28 and Bulus Dantoro, 35 and at the scene, two sticks suspected to belong to herdsmen were discovered close to the corpses and investigation has begun.”
Corroborating the story, the transition committee chairman of the local government area, Emmanuel Jugul said, “Yes, it is true that there was an attack at Wereng, two youths were on a motorbike, some people chased them, macheted and killed them.
“I went there to see the situation, people are there now crying. That’s what happened, at the time I left, security agents were there carrying out their investigations.”
It would be recalled that isolated killings, ambushes on lonely paths were regular occurrences in that local government area but there was a reprieve for about two years but the trend had resumed since last month.
The incident is coming barely a week after the chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Plateau state, Josiah Waziri Fursum was murdered.
In its reaction, the ADP called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the law enforcement agencies to act in such a way that the gunmen are tracked and arrested.
The party said it received the news the news with a huge shock, adding that his killers should be made to face full wrath of the law.
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Source: Naija.ng