One person was killed and another critically injured when Kajol village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State was attacked on Tuesday by unknown assailants.
The injured person is being treated at Jos University Teaching Hospital of gunshot injuries.
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?Confirming the incident, the Special Adviser to Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State on Media, Pam Ayuba, told journalists that the attack took place on Tuesday night while the villagers were asleep.
He said, “But I can confirm to you that nine of the attackers have been arrested and now in police custody at the police headquarters in Jos and they will be charged to court soon.”
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Also, the State Commissioner for Information, Yiljap Abraham, who addressed newsmen after the
State Security Council meeting, said, “The Security Council commend the renewed inter-agency cooperation among the security agencies. We also note that winning peace require sustenance of dialogue at all level by communities, religious groups, youths and women leaders
“We also call on the communities to cooperate with STF [State Task Force] and other security agencies to achieve peace in the state. The state government is determined to bring the full weight of justice to bear on any one caught in the act capable of truncating the prevailing peace in the state.”
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