Incident
Armed men open fire, leave one dead, another wounded in Plateau Open
Category: Violent AttacksTime: 16 Aug 25, 09:22AM
Address: 8X3V+MF5, Bokkos 932110, Plateau, Nigeria
Source: Anonymous
Armed men have attacked two villagers in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing one and leaving another badly injured. The gunmen struck along the Margif–Kopmur Road at about 8:30 a.m. on Thursday. The victims were identified as Michael Lontukun from Njin Kopmur village in Mushere West, and Stephen David from Kopmur village in Margif Ward. Witnesses said the attackers opened fire on them without warning. “Lontukun died instantly, while David sustained gunshot injuries,” Makama wrote. Troops of the Nigerian Army and the Sector 5 Commander of the Special Task Force (STF) later moved to the scene in response to the incident. The wounded victim was rushed to the General Hospital in Horop for treatment, while the family of the deceased have claimed his body for burial after declining an autopsy.