Gunmen have murdered at least 12 travelers from Basawa community of Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The gunmen wounded 11 of the travelers who are currently receiving treatment in the hospital.
Thirty one travelers including men, women and children, were being conveyed in an 18-seater Bus, belonging to Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, when they were attacked by the assailants around 8:pm on Friday
The travelers were going to Qua’an Pan LGA to attend a wedding ceremony when they ran into a mob.
The Chief Imam of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’a Wa’ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Suleiman Haruna, confirmed the attack , saying the remains of the victims had been deposited at Mangu General Hospital.
“There were 31 travelers in the bus. Now we have eight corpses in the hospitals. We have asked the security personnel to help recover the remaining four bodies. We were together with the chairman of Mangu LGA and he has been up and doing on the matter, “ the Chief Iman said .A survivor of the attack, Ibrahim Umar, said “We were heading to Qua’an Pan to attend a wedding ceremony of our brother when we missed the road because we didn’t know it. We stopped and asked some people for directions, but before we knew it, they surrounded the vehicle, shouting that we should be killed.
“They started beating and attacking us with dangerous weapons. The mob killed the driver first and then attacked others. They burned the bus with the corpses inside. We are now in the hospital, receiving care, “ the survivor said.
The state spokesperson, DSP Alfred Altau, said the police were aware of the incident but would issue a statement regarding it later.
