Angwn Baraya village chief Baba Yarima Jabi and his son were shot dead by gunmen in Mangu county, Plateau state, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
It was learned that his son Chamsan, who was also shot dead by the gunmen during the attack, died on the spot while the village chief was taken to a nearby hospital in the commune.
Using the information from Punch, a resident of the village, Ilya Samson, who confirmed the attack in Jos on Sunday, said the gunmen, after shooting at the victims, kidnapped the village chief’s wife and fled into the bush.
Samson said: “Our community in the Pyam chiefdom, Mangu LGA, was struck again by another tragedy when heavily armed murderer bandits raided the residence of the elderly statesman and chief of the village of Angwan Baraya, Jannaret district, Gindiri district, Baba Yarima Jabil, last night. attacked.
“The gunmen opened a barrage of gunfire at his residence around midnight and shot the community leader.
“After the attackers finished their operations unchallenged, he was rushed to a hospital in the locality but his son, Chamsan, who was in his late 30’s wasn’t lucky enough to survive the bullets that hit him as he died instantly.
“The bandits also took away two women including the wife of the community leader and there has been no trace of her whereabouts at the moment.
“As I’m talking to you , we are on our way to bury the son who was killed during the attack which has thrown the community into mourning.
“Some security guards came to the village after the gunmen left and I am sure that if we had a government to take care of this, I am sure that something like this would not happen and so as a community we are asking other Nigerians to consider this.” to counteract the current uncertainty in many parts of the country and ensure they elect the right leaders in the 2023 elections.”
The state police spokesman, Alabo Alfred, could not be reached to comment on the attack as at the time of filing this report.
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