The Police Command in Plateau state has disclosed that gunmen had attacked Rubi community in Butura District in Bokkos local government and killed 11 people.
The Command’s spokesman, Mr. Alfred Alabo, made this known in a statement on Friday in Jos.
The Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC), also in a statement, confirmed that 11 people were killed.
Alabo quoted the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Emmanuel Adesina, who visited the scene, as condemning the attack.
“On March 27, at about 10:00 p.m., we received a report of some gunmen who invaded Ruwi village at about 09:20 p.m. and began to shoot sporadically.
“As a result, some law-abiding citizens of the community who were at a wake-keep unfortunately lost their lives. Many others secured varying degrees of injuries.
“Immediately, the Commissioner of Police directed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Bokkos to mobilise to the scene for necessary action,” he said.
To have first hand information on the situation, Alabo said the commissioner visited the scene and commiserated with those who lost their loved ones.
Similarly, the Plateau state government had condemned the incident and called on security agencies to fish out the perpetrators.
The Commissioner for Information, Mrs. Joyce Ramnap, called on residents of the community not to take the law into their own hands.
Ramnap reiterated the state government’s commitment to security of lives and property of all citizens of the state. (NAN)