Gunmen suspected to be herders have attacked some farmers in Plateau State injuring four persons in the process.
It was learnt that the victims had gone to their farms in the Bachi community, Riyom Local Government Area when the gunmen attacked them.
The President of the Berom Youths Moulders Association, Solomon Mwantiri confirmed the incident to The PUNCH in Jos on Wednesday
He said the attack took place on Tuesday afternoon and that the injured victims had been evacuated to the hospital and were currently receiving treatment
He said, “At about 2: pm today, August 6, 2024, a group of over 20 well-armed Fulani attacked some natives of Lwa in Bachi District, Riyom LGA who were farming around the Seheng area of the village.
“As a result, four persons sustained varying degrees of injuries including one Caleb Bachen, who had a fracture in his hand”
One of the victims, Caleb Bachen who spoke from his hospital bed said, “I was at a different location from other farmers whom I heard them crying aloud for rescue from the gunfire that was all over the area.
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