Eight people have been killed in a deadly ambush on Kukawa village, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, following an attack by armed men suspected to be bandits.
The incident, which occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, reportedly involved a group of fighters who arrived on motorcycles and claimed they were on a mission to combat bandits terrorising the region.
According to the village head of Kukawa, Ismail Isa Kukawa, the assailants—identified as members of a group known as “Hulabe” and numbering over 300—stormed the community under the guise of protecting it, only to unleash chaos shortly after.
“They said they came to fight bandits. But moments later, they began looting shops and shooting sporadically to scare villagers away, carting off goods and valuables,” Mallam Isa recounted.
The attackers reportedly retreated into the nearby bush after the raid. On their way out of the village, they killed two traders who were heading to the local market, the village head added.