A fresh attack by suspected herdsmen on Dong District in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State has claimed the lives of three persons, including two brothers of the same parents.

Sources in the community gave the identities of the victims as including Bere Dor (25) and Gaire Dor (35) of the same parents and from Miango District in Bassa Local Government Area. The third victim was simply identified as Jephter from Dong District.

The attack was said to have taken place around 8:00 pm on Thursday night, some metres from the checkpoint of the Special Military Taskforce codenamed, ‘Operation Safe Haven’, during an ambush laid by the assailants for the vigilantes guiding the community.
 
The burial of the corpses on Friday were however delayed for some hours because of a heavy rain.

The killing came less than one week after a reconciliation committee, set up by the Chairperson of Jos North Local Government Area, Sarah Bali, between indigenes and Fulani people was held.

Joseph Ari Izang, the Personal Assistant to Chief Kaze Inyam, Ada Gwom (District Head) of Dong District, gave the details of the incident in an interview with Saturday Punch.

He said, “The Fulani people came around 8:00 pm on Thursday night and we heard their gunshots. Our youths were on the mountains, waiting for them. But unfortunately, they were attacked by the Fulani boys, who had laid an ambush for them.

“It seemed like they climbed some rocky areas from where they launched the attack. The two brothers killed were from Miango (Irigwe), while the third person was from Mangu in Dong District.”