Another Protest Begin In Plateau, Tension As Gunmen Kill Children In Sokoto

Students of Plateau State Polytechnic on Monday staged a peaceful protest over the postponement of their semester examinations by the school authorities

The students trooped out in large numbers and blocked the Yakubu Gowon way, a major highway leading into and out of Jos.

There was a heavy presence of armed security personnel at the scene of the protest to forestall breakdown of law and order.

As Gunmen Kill Children in Sokoto

In retaliation to the death of some of their members who were gunned down by some vigilantes, some suspected armed bandits in a reprisal attack, reportedly stormed Saminaka, a village located along Bale-Tangaza road on Sunday evening killing six people.

According to a reliable source, those killed in the attacks included children who were slaughtered as well as housewives who were shot while trying to run away.

The source said, “I am with the corpses as I am talking to you now, they slaughtered the children like goats while the women were shot as they tried to escape from the bandits. The local vigilante people are on their trail in the bush and we pray they will be captured and dealt with accordingly.”