At least seven persons were shot dead on Sunday at an evening market in Zurak, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, when suspected bandits invaded the market.
The incident, which also resulted in several others being injured, according to some residents of the community, occurred in the thick of trading activities in the market.
A resident, Mr. Abdullahi Hussaini, who confirmed the incident, told newsmen that the gunmen arrived at the market in the early evening hours and opened fire at people transacting businesses.
Hussaini stated, “The gunmen arrived the market in large numbers riding on motorcycles, and started shooting sporadically, killing seven people instantly while many others were injured.
“The gunmen successfully launched the attack and fled without any resistance because the people were relaxed and were not suspecting any security threat at that time.
“The gunmen fled into the bushes, but the police have deployed their personnel to the community to restore law and order. We are calling on more security deployment in the area because we don’t know what may happen next.”
John Shiklam, Seriki Adinoyi and James Sowore