Scores feared dead as gunmen attack Plateau community

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SCORES KILLED IN JOS AS GUNMEN ATTACK RESIDENTS

Scores of people have been reported killed and several injured in Angwan Rukuba, an area in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, following an attack by unknown gunmen.

Eyewitnesses say the incident occurred at about 7:00 p.m., when the assailants, who reportedly arrived in large numbers on motorcycles, began shooting sporadically into the air and directly at a crowd gathered at a popular junction in the area.

The attackers were said to have started firing near a popular Plateau Private School, causing panic as residents and passersby fled for safety.

Confirming the incident, the Media Information Officer, Captain Chinonso Polycarp, stated that the attack happened while residents were going about their normal daily activities.

According to him, the number of deaths are yet to be ascertained scores were killed and many sustained injuries and have been taken to hospital for treatment.

He added that investigations are ongoing to identify those responsible, while security personnel have been deployed to the area to prevent any further escalation of violence.