Gunmen Kill Fulani Man in Barkin Ladi, Plateau

 

By Zagazola Makama 

 

Suspected gunmen attacked Kampani village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State on Tuesday night, killing a resident.

 

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the e assailants stormed the village at about 10:40 p.m., shooting sporadically. 

 

Upon receiving a distress call, troops of Operation Safe Haven, swiftly deployed to the scene.  However, the attackers fled into the bush before security forces arrived.

 

During a search of the area, security personnel found one Alhaji Mohammed Adams, a Fulani man, who had sustained gunshot injuries while standing in front of his house. 

 

He was rushed to the General Hospital in Barkin Ladi, where a medical doctor confirmed him dead.

 

The deceased’s family declined an autopsy, and his body was released to them for burial according to Islamic rites.

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