Gunmen Kill Five At Plateau Mining Site

Gunmen have killed five persons at a mining site in Gana-Ropp village of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau. , the Police Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in the state, DSP Terna Tyopev confirmed the incident last Wednesday in Jos.
“On Tuesday at about 12:30.p.m, we received a distress call from the village head of Gana-Ropp village in Barkin Ladi, Da Gyang Pam, saying that there had been sporadic gunshots at a mining site around the area.
“A team of policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Barkin Ladi Division was dispatched to the scene of crime.
“On arrival, it was discovered that five persons were shot by gunmen who fled the scene before the arrival of policemen
“Our men immediately moved those with gunshots to the General Hospital in the locality but were confirmed dead by the doctor duty,” Tyopev said.
He said that the dead bodies had been released to the families of the victims for burial.