Five miners were attacked and inflicted with gunshots injuries, on Wednesday by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Jol community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.

ViewPointNigeria gathered that the incident occurred at about 8:00 p.m on Wednesday evening when the miners were returning from the mining site.

It was learnt that the gunmen carted away with N17, 000 cash and mined tin worth N16,500 from the miners..

The victims included, Hosea Joshua, Thomas David, Dan Chungyang, Istifanus David, Lawrence Ibrahim and David Danjuma who were badly injured and were said to be receiving treatment at  the Primary Health Care clinic in Riyom.

Confirming the incident, Commander of the Special Task Force (STF), Major General Nicholas Rogers said there was only a minor clash between Fulani herdsmen and a couple of tin miners in Jol community.

He said the incident was immediately brought under control by the intervention of STF operatives who are station to keep vigil in the trouble areas.

Gen. Rogers said the STF paid the bills of those who were injured and they have now been discharged.

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Suspected herdsmen attack miners in Jol community