By our reporter 4.4.2026
Three persons have been killed in fresh round of violence in Jos, Plateau State.
According to Channels TV reports gunmen ambushed a group of youths who were returning from a mining site in Nyamgo Gyel, Jos South Local Government Area.
The victims, identified as Luka Sandu Pam (36), Samuel Davou (38), and Deme Saidu (35) were shot to death when the gunmen suddenly opened fire on the ground.
According eyewitness accounts indicated that the victims were part of about 15 youths returning from a mining site when they ran into the ambush.
The Gyel Youth Leader, Dung Davou, said the group came under sudden attack by suspected armed herdsmen, forcing them to flee for safety.
“We started hearing sporadic gunshots, and everyone scattered. Unfortunately, three of our people were killed,” he said.
He called on authorities to urgently address what he described as repeated and unprovoked attacks on the community.
Last Sunday about 30 people lost their lives when gunmen riding in motorcycles opened fire without any provocation in Angwan Rukuba community in Jos North Local Area.
