After months of respite in the Bassa local government area of Plateau State, the rampaging gunmen struck again on Sunday, killing four people and injuring three others.
The Nigerian Tribune learned that the gunmen attacked Nkienzha in the Miango District of Rigwe Chiefdom of the local government on Sunday at about 11:00 p.m. when most of the inhabitants had gone to sleep, and shot indiscriminately into the community to announce their arrival.
An eyewitness account disclosed that the gunmen killed four people in the process of the attack and injured three others who are now receiving treatment, adding that many houses were equally burned down by the marauders.
The Irgwe Development Association (IDA), in a statement signed by its publicity secretary, Mr Davidson Malison, expressed shock over the latest attack in the Maingo District of the council, adding that the marauders, after months of break, have returned to continue with their nefarious activities.
“The gory days have returned to the beautiful land of Rigwe following the resurgence of bloodshed and carnage by the marauding herdsmen. On a day meant to be holy and sacred, Sunday, February 11, 2024, at about 23 hrs, the bloodsuckers launched an attack at a community called Nkienzha in Miango District of Rigwe Chiefdom, Bassa LGA of Plateau, rendering three beautiful and innocent souls lifeless and breathless, placing one under severe conditions of 50/50 chances of survival, and setting ablaze houses.
The leadership of Rigwe Nation, through the Traditional Council and the Development Association (IDA), described the resurgence of attacks and killings as callous and barbaric and cautioned the perpetrators to immediately put a halt to the mayhem being unleashed in the land.
It further called on the constituted authorities to do the needful to restore normalcy in the affected area, adding that the people, who are predominantly farmers, need a peaceful atmosphere to continue to practice their trade unhindered.
The association added that the Nkienzha attack occurred after another bright Rigwe young man was killed last Saturday at Teegbe village in Miango District in another car ambush on Friday, where the vehicle was burned down and one person sustained injuries.
