Two travelers identified as Tanimu Sanusi and Usman Inusa have reportedly been shot dead in Nding Sesut village of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, in Plateau State.
It was gathered that the Muslims were attacked by unknown gunmen on Sunday night.
Confirming the incident, the spokesman of The Operation Safe Haven in the state, Adam Umar, revealed that Abdullahi Muhammad and one other person were injured while one was left unharmed.
Mr Umar, an army major, said the vehicle in which the victims were travelling in was also taken away by the attackers.
“We have received a distress call from the scene of the incident, and our men have discovered that two persons were killed, while two others were injured. We don’t know whether the attackers were armed robbers, but the incident did happen.
“The sector commander has summoned stakeholders’ meeting, and our men are investigating the matter,” he said.
Also confirming the incident, the secretary of the vegetables sellers association at Building Materials Market, Jos, Fodio Umar, said two of their members were shot dead by suspected “Berom youths” while coming back from Barkin Ladi on Sunday night.
While the matter has been reported to the Sector 7 Command of OPSH, the deceased persons have been buried according to Islamics rites at Barkin Ladi on Monday afternoon