Gunmen kill nine-month-old baby, three farmers in Plateau

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Gunmen have killed four persons including a nine-month-old baby at Nkiendowro community, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.

It was learnt that the attack, which occurred on Wednesday, led to the killing of two women and one man while two others sustained injuries.

The four were said to be conveying tomatoes from their farm at Nkiendowro community, from where they planned to transport them to the Farin-Gada market in Jos when the gunmen attacked them leading to their death.

The spokesman for the Miango Youths Development Association, Joseph Chudu, confirmed the killings to PUNCH Metro in Jos on Thursday.According to Chudu, the victims had been evacuated to the mortuary, while those injured were transported to the hospital where they are currently receiving treatment.

Chudu said, “I don’t know the type of democracy we are practising. Every day, people are being killed and the perpetrators are not brought to book. There have been attacks and killings since last week. Just yesterday, four people including a nine-month-old baby were killed in Nkiendowro community.

“The victims went to pick tomatoes on their farms. They loaded the baskets of tomatoes in the car from the farm and when they were about to leave, they were ambushed at a bridge close to the Tegbe-Nkiendowro community and then, they were all killed.” Punch