Seven persons have reportedly been shot dead while many others sustained injuries after some bandits invaded a market in Zurak Campani, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State.
It was gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred on the market day which is marked by huge commercial activities.
According to the youth leader, Abdullahi Hussaini, the gunmen arrived at the market around 2pm and suddenly opened fire on the people transacting businesses.
“The gunmen arrived at the market in their numbers on motorcycles. They started shooting sporadically, killing seven people instantly while many others were injured. The gunmen successfully launched the attack and fled without any resistance because people were not expecting any security threat at the moment,” he told DailyTrust.
“The gunmen fled to the bush but police personnel have been deployed to the community to restore law and other. We are calling on more security deployment in the area because we don’t know what may happen anytime soon,” the youth leader said.
The spokesperson for the state police command, DSP Alabo Alfred, was not available for comments as at press time.
