Tension gripped Anguwan Rukuba in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State on Sunday following a deadly shooting incident.
Unidentified gunmen, reportedly riding a motorcycle, opened fire on youths in the area, killing an unspecified number.
A resident, who spoke to The Telegraph on condition of anonymity, said the attack occurred in the evening near the Anguwan Rukuba junction.
“The attackers rode past and began shooting sporadically. People were running in different directions,” the source said.
In the aftermath, angry youths reportedly blocked major roads within the community, heightening fears of further unrest.
As of the time of filing this report, the Commissioner of Police, Bassey Ewah, and the Police Public Relations Officer had yet to respond to calls seeking official confirmation and details of the incident.
The latest attack comes weeks after at least 20 security operatives and vigilantes were reportedly killed in Plateau State when heavily armed bandits ambushed a joint patrol team in Wanka and surrounding communities in the Garga area of Kanam Local Government Area.
The Kanam Development Association (KADA), in a statement signed by its Secretary, ND Shehu Kanam, and Chairman, Garba G. Aliyu, said the victims included 12 security personnel—among them two senior military officers—and eight vigilante members assisting security forces.
According to the statement, the patrol team—comprising military personnel and local vigilantes—was travelling in two vehicles on a routine operation across Garga, Kyaram, and Gyambau communities when they were ambushed by hundreds of heavily armed bandits en route to Wanka at about 2 p.m. on Friday.
KADA described the killings as “deeply painful and unacceptable,” noting that the victims died defending rural communities long plagued by repeated attacks.
The association added that after the ambush, the bandits reportedly invaded Kyaram community, looting property worth millions of naira and rustling a large number of cattle.
It warned that the attack was not an isolated incident, stressing that communities in Garga, Kyaram, Gyambau, and neighbouring areas along the borders of Plateau, Taraba, and Bauchi states have suffered persistent attacks, kidnappings, and cattle rustling over the past three to four years.
