Seven persons have been reportedly killed by armed invaders at Dong village in Plateau State, on Sunday night.
Plateau police spokesman, ASP. Gabriel Ubah, who confirmed the incident, said: “On Sunday 23/05/2021 at about 2000hrs, the Command received a distress call that yet to be identified gunmen came out suddenly from a near by bush, invaded Dong Village, Jos South LGA and killed seven persons.
“A combined team of Policemen, STF, Vigilante operatives led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operation, raced swiftly to the scene but the hoodlums had already fled back into the bush.
“Investigation is ongoing, frantic effort is on to arrest the fleeing suspects”, Ubah said.