Gunmen have attacked a vegetable market in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing five people and injuring several others.<\/p>\n
The attack happened at about 8:45 p.m. on Friday as traders were preparing to close for the day.<\/p>\n
A survivor claimed the attackers opened fire randomly, sending traders and other people at the market running in different directions.<\/p>\n
He said the attack lasted about 20 minutes, leaving several people injured.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe unfortunate incident caused a pandemonium in Mangu town as people could not come out of their hiding even when the gunmen had gone. Five persons were killed and many were injured,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The President of the Mwaghavul Development Association (MDA), Deacon Bulus Dabit, confirmed the attack.<\/p>\n
Dabit said the gunmen also fired at vehicles leaving the vegetable market.<\/p>\n
He said the identities of those killed were not yet known, while several injured passers-by were receiving treatment at the Jos University Teaching Hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cAround 8:30 p.m. on Friday, gunmen shot several times at a vehicle leaving the vegetable market in Mangu.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe names of the victims are not known yet. Several passers-by were injured and are being treated at the Jos University Teaching Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n
The attack happened hours after the MDA raised concerns over continued threats to communities in Mangu. The group claimed that more than 750 Mwaghavul people had been killed since 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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