Reports reaching VPN suggest that unknown gunmen attacked and killed a man and his son at Tanchol on Tuesday night, a local settlement of Gyel District in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. Another child, who sustained injuries, reportedly died in the hospital on Wednesday.

Reports suggests the attackers injured the wife of the deceased and a child that later died in the hospital. He said the injured persons were hospitalized in a private hospital in Bukuru, headquarters of the council.

The Plateau State Commissioner of Information, Yiljap Abraham, in a press briefing on Wednesday said the woman was in a critical condition at the hospital. Also confirming the incident to journalists on Wednesday at the force headquarters in Jos, the Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Chris Olakpe, said the command has dispatched senior officers to fish out the perpetrators. Mr. Olakpe also confirmed that he had setup a high power delegation to investigate the killing,” he said. The police chief said the team is “led by a senior crime police expert.” He also explained that the police had begun investigating the recent upsurge in attacks in the state, although no arrests have been made. “A team of police officers has been assigned to investigate the incessant attacks,” he said.

Reports reaching VPN suggest that unknown gunmen attacked and killed a man and his son at Tanchol on Tuesday night, a local settlement of Gyel District in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. Another child, who sustained injuries, reportedly died in the hospital on Wednesday.

Reports suggests the attackers injured the wife of the deceased and a child that later died in the hospital. He said the injured persons were hospitalized in a private hospital in Bukuru, headquarters of the council.

The Plateau State Commissioner of Information, Yiljap Abraham, in a press briefing on Wednesday said the woman was in a critical condition at the hospital. Also confirming the incident to journalists on Wednesday at the force headquarters in Jos, the Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Chris Olakpe, said the command has dispatched senior officers to fish out the perpetrators. Mr. Olakpe also confirmed that he had setup a high power delegation to investigate the killing,” he said. The police chief said the team is “led by a senior crime police expert.” He also explained that the police had begun investigating the recent upsurge in attacks in the state, although no arrests have been made. “A team of police officers has been assigned to investigate the incessant attacks,” he said.

The police commissioner attributed the renewed attacks to reported cases of alleged cattle rustling in some parts of the state.

Mr. Olakpe appealed to Plateau residents to engage in neighbourhood watch of their vicinities and report suspicious movements.

“I implore everyone to be on the lookout for these attackers,” he said. “Security checks should be a collective responsibility

of all; it should not be left in the hands of security officials alone.”

At least 16 people have been killed in the last two weeks in various Plateau councils without any arrest by security agencies.

Mr. Olakpe said a meeting of stakeholders and religious heads including Aldo’s [leaders of Fulani’s] in the state will be held at the weekend, at the instance of the police to discuss the renewed attacks.

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Terrorists Kill father and two children at Gyel, Plateau State