Gunmen Kill Couple, Daughter In Plateau
Gunmen have killed three people from the same family in Rijiyan Giwa, Shendam Local Council of Plateau State.
The victims were later identified as Talwa Gobak, his wife, Nenpomwa, and their 12- year-old daughter, Nyokdel.
“Around 4a.m. on the fateful day, gunshots were heard in the direction of the victims’ residence. The killers went straight to their bedroom and opened fire on the victims on their bed, killing them instantly
“But before residents could reach them, the attackers had escaped. The victims were yam farmers, who migrated from Kabwir in Kanke,” a community source told journalists, yesterday.
ALSO, suspected Boko Haram terrorists have kidnapped an official of Yobe State Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (MHUD), identified as Haruna Mutai, and two brothers along Damaturu/Buni Yadi/Biu road in Yobe.
The government official and two of his younger brothers were abducted on Tuesday near the College of Agriculture, Damaturu.
Confirming the incident, yesterday, in Damaturu, an employee of the ministry disclosed: “I saw Mutai and his two brothers departing for Buni Yadi for an official engagement to inspect the housing projects in Gujba Local Council.”
The terrorists accosted the victims near the college and dragged them towards Sambisa Forest, the source added.
Some of the victims that escaped abduction told The Guardian that the terrorists barricaded the road before abducting an official and his two brothers at 8.25a.m.
