After gunmen stormed Adu village in Kwal District of Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau State, nine deaths were officially verified on Monday.
The Anaedoonline in Jos received confirmation of the villagers’ demise on Monday from Nuhu Bitrus, a spokesman for the Miango Youths Development Association.
“Yes, nine people were killed in an attack in the village of Adu yesterday (Sunday). Around nine o’clock,” said Bitrus, “it happened.
He said that as a result of the attack, the community had decided to postpone the celebration of Nigeria’s 63rd anniversary and had changed the event scheduled for Monday (today) into a day of grief and prayer for the wellbeing of the populace.
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The youth leader added, “We are not happy that we are today mourning the death of nine of our people in Adu village who were killed last night (Sunday ) in an attack.
“It is unfortunate that while others are celebrating Nigeria’s 63rd independence, we are gathering in Kwal to bury our people. As a community, we had planned to celebrate Nigeria’s 63rd independence celebration today (Monday) with a lot of activities but we are not doing that anymore. We have turned the event into a prayer day for the safety of our communities.”
The youth leader called on the government at all levels to stop further attacks in Bassa communities.
As of the time of filing this report, the spokesman for the Plateau state Police Command, Alabo Alfred, could not be reached when contacted for reaction on the incident.
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