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At least, 12 travellers from Basawa community of Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been attacked and killed in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
11 out the travellers who were injured in the attack, which happened yesterday, are currently receiving treatment in the hospital, reports Weekend Trust.
Our correspondent reports that a group of 31 travellers including men, women and children, were being conveyed in an 18-seater Bus, belonging to Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, when they were attacked by the assailants around 8:pm.
It was gathered that the travellers were heading for Qua’an Pan LGA to attend a wedding ceremony when they ran into a mob.
The Chief Imam of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’a Wa’ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Suleiman Haruna, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent, said the corpses have been deposited at Mangu General Hospital.
“There were 31 travellers in the bus. Now we have 8 corpses in the hospitals. We have asked the security personnel to help recover the remaining four bodies. We were together with the chairman of Mangu LGA and he has been up and doing on the matter, “ the Chief Iman said .
Ibrahim Umar, one of the survivors, narrated that, “We were heading to Qua’an Pan to attend a wedding ceremony of our brother when we missed the road because we didn’t know it. We stopped and asked some people for directions, but before we knew it, they surrounded the vehicle, shouting that we should be killed.
“They started beating and attacking us with dangerous weapons. The mob killed the driver first and then attacked others. They burned the bus with the corpses inside. We are now in the hospital, receiving care, “ the survivor said.
When contacted, spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Alfred Altau, said the police were aware of the incident but would issue a statement regarding it later.
