There was pandemonium on Friday morning at Ngbra Zongo community, Kwall District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, as unknown gunmen reportedly killed at least 13 persons in a fresh attack.

 

 

It was gathered that several residents sustained varying degrees of injuries.

 

A resident, Mr Philip Alanga, told journalists in Jos that the attackers invaded the community at about midnight, opening fire indiscriminately before attacking residents with machetes and other dangerous weapons.

 

 

Alanga said the assailants moved from house to house, targeting innocent residents and leaving a trail of death and destruction.

 

“They came into the community around midnight and started shooting and hacking people to death. They moved from one house to another, attacking innocent people,” Alanga said.

 

 

He explained that many residents fled into nearby bushes to escape the violence, while several others were left injured and in urgent need of medical attention.

 

Confirming the incident, Secretary General of the Irigwe Development Association, IDA, Mr Danjuma Auta, described the attack as barbaric, tragic and condemnable.

 

Plateau State has recorded several attacks linked to bandits, suspected to be Fulani militia, in recent days.