Tension, as Gunmen Kill Four Near Jos

Governor Jonah Jang

Palpable tension enveloped Riyom Local Government Council and its neigbour,  Jos South Local Government Council of Plateau State on Tuesday following the killing of four persons at Fang village in the council late Monday night.

The four were confirmed dead by the lawmaker representing Riyom constituency in the state House of Assembly, Hon. Daniel Dem, who said the four people were shot dead around 5pm in a vehicle heading to Fang village in Riyom.

Dem, who is also the Majority Leader in the Assembly, condemned the attack, describing it as “barbaric and unacceptable, at this time that the state is experiencing total peace.”