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By MARK JANG, Jos –
No fewer than two civilians and a soldier have been killed by unknown gunmen at Rikwe-Chongu village of Kwall District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau.
According to locals in the area, the gunmen also injured one person and set various houses ablaze.
They said the attackers also destroyed many food barns and carted away foodstuff, animals and other valuable items.
Meanwhile, The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau and environs, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Friday in Jos.
The Media Officer of Operation, Maj. Ishaku Takwa, said the incident occurred on Thursday night, adding that OPSH deployed its troops to the community.
”There was a night attack in the area on April 28; our troops deployed to the community repelled the attack and in the process OPSH lost a soldier.
”Two other civilians died as a result of the attack as well,” he said.
He however said that efforts are on going to arrest the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
