Four members of a family comprising the father, mother and two
children were yesterday morning shot dead by unknown gunmen at Chaha
Village of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. Three
others escaped with bullet wounds.
The gunmen who invaded the house of 43-year-old Iliya Yakubu at about
1:30a.m killed him, his wife Lyop, 38, their son, Nuhu and a-year-old
daughter, Peace, in their sleep, while three others who were in separate
rooms were shot while trying to escape.
One of the three that were
wounded and currently receiving treatment at the Vom Christian Hospital
Vom, Alice Iliya disclosed that she heard one of the assailants calling
her brother’s name before forcing their way into the family compound.
She said they ransacked the entire house before getting the four in
their room.
According to her, the three of them receiving treatment were shot
through the window when they were spotted trying to escape into the
nearby bush.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abuh
Emmanuel who confirmed the incident, said the gang fled into the bush
before security agents arrived at the scene.
He said the state police
command had commenced full investigation into the killings and deployed
both the anti-terrorist and anti-robbery squads to the village to
prevent further attack.
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