No fewer than 8 people have been killed at Wereng camp community of Riyom Local Government council of Plateau state by rampaging gunmen
Lapalabras.com gathered that the gunmen stormed the community late Wednesday night and started shooting sporadically.
In the process and confusion that followed, several other persons were injured and are now receiving treatment in a hospital.
A man who called for anonymity from the community said most of those killed were children and aged persons and lamented that the gunmen came in their numbers and started shooting anything at sight.
He described the attacks as unprovoked ,lamenting that several food stuffs were carted away by the rampaging gunmen .
Efforts to reach relevant security operatives for confirmation before sending this report was abortive
Recall that several communities had been attacked by armed men in Mangu, Barkin Ladi, Bokkos and Riyom Local Government Areas of the state in the past few months.
Worried about this sad development the Plateau state Governor Barrister Caleb Mutfwang in response to the relentless attacks had called on the Federal government to intervent and help act the attacks on citizens.
Governor, Caleb Mutfwang also took some proactive steps to tackle the attacks on rural communities by amnouncing restrictions on the use of motorcycles from 7.00 pm to 6:00 am across the state until further notice.
He also banned night grazing in the state.
In a state broadcast recently Mutfwang said the steps were meant to restore calm and strengthen vigilance in the state.
