Gyang Bere, Jos

No fewer than three persons were killed, on Tuesday, by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Gashish and Ropp villages in Gashish District of Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Daily Sun gathered that two persons were shot dead in Gashish, on Monday night, and four persons injured while one person was shot dead, on Tuesday morning, in Ropp and three others inflicted gunshots injuries.

It was learnt that people killed in Gashish were those returning from their farm at about 6:30p.m. when the Fulani herdsmen laid them ambush and shot two persons death, while among four persons who were injured.

They are reportedly receiving treatment at Bingham University Teaching Hospital, Jos.

Police Public Relations Officer of the Plateau State Police Command, ASP Matthias Terna Tyopev, confirmed the incident, but said there was no deaths only several persons were injured.

He said those who were injured were taken to Barkin-Ladi General Hospitals while some were transferred Monday night to Plateau Specialists Hospital, Jos, for adequate medical attention.

The Police spokesman said the force, in collaboration with other security agencies in the state, had been mobilised to the affected villages to strengthen security and avert further lost of lives and properties.

National Chairman of Berom Youth Moulders Association, Chuwang Choji, lamented how Fulani herdsmen had continued to kill their people without proper intervention by the security operatives.

According to Choji, “These people were shot death while returning from their farms, the Fulani are killing people with sophisticated weapons without any form of arrest by the security operatives, it is high time  the security do the needful to save further destruction of lives and property.”

Dr. Daniel Kim, a stakeholder of the community, said government must raised to it constitutional responsibility of protecting people.

He said most communities in Barkin-Ladi are under siege as children, women and the aged have been displaced from their ancestral homes without anywhere to put their heads.

Dr. Kim lamented that a woman was shot death on this morning when she was going to the hospital to see the injured persons which her husband was among them.

He gave names of those killed as Jeffrey Jangwonk and Silvester Ishaya among others and called on Federal and State Government to come to the aid of the communities where people have been displaced and houses destroyed.