CITIZENS COMPASS— Suspected gunmen on Wednesday, opened fire on a group of mourners killing many of them in Plateau State.
The incident occurred during a mass burial in Nding Fan District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Jos where seven corpses were involved and the suspected gunmen open fire on the mourners.
The corpses were said to be fatalities of a previous attack by some suspected gunmen.
The incident reportedly occurred in the afternoon as the suspected gunmen monitored the burial arrangements from nearby hills only to launch an attack when the mourners were digging graves.
In a telephone conversation, an eye witness, journalist Masara Kim, said, “There is an ongoing, massive attack on communities south of Jos. More than five communities are under simultaneous assault. While we were at the burial site, the attackers emerged from the hills and began shooting,” he said.
According to him, the mourners had to hurriedly perform the burial out of fear as they all put their lives in their hands as they fled the scene.
Confirming the incident, the publicity secretary of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, Rwang Tengwong, described the situation as “terrible.”
He said efforts were ongoing to rescue people.
At press time, the number of fatalities could not be established.
