By Israel Joel
Unknown gunmen on  Sunday night killed seven persons at Dong village in Jos South local government council of Plateau.

According to reports, the assailants were said to have invaded the village and started shooting sporadically, which resulted in the killing of seven persons.

Our correspondent reports that those killed were mostly women and children.

The spokesman of Police Command in plateau state, ASP. Gabriel Ubah, who confirmed the incident, said,  “On Sunday 23/05/2021 at about 2000hrs, the Command received a distress call that yet to is identified gunmen came out suddenly from a nearby bush, invaded Dong Village, Jos South LGA and killed seven persons.

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A combined team of Policemen, STF, Vigilante operatives led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operation, raced swiftly to the scene but the hoodlums had already fled back into the bush.

The investigation is ongoing, frantic effort is on to arrest the fleeing suspects.

Meanwhile, Security has been beefed up in that area to prevent escalation of violence.