Bandits attack mining site in Plateau, kill five youths

Not less than five youths were killed and several others injured by gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits during an attack at a local mining site in Gero village, Gyel District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Tuesday, June 16.
The attack, which took place at about 3 p.m., came barely hours after gunmen invaded the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, which is located about five kilometres away, where three security operatives were killed.
A resident of the Gero community, Festus Dalyop, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent, said the victims were engaged in mining activities when the assailants arrived on motorcycles and ...