Gunmen Ambush Traders In Plateau

The Plateau State Police Command has confirmed that unidentified gunmen attacked a vehicle carrying passengers near the Total Roundabout in Bukuru, Jos South Local Government Area, an incident in which seven passengers were reportedly shot. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Alfred Alabo, confirmed the attack when contacted, but declined to provide further details. In a statement released by the state police command on Monday, it condemned the attack, which it said targeted traders returning from Kara Market in Bukuru. The statement, signed by Alabo, partly read, “The Plateau State Police Command has received with deep concern the report of a shooting incident that occurred on 4th October, 2026 at about 04:30 pm along Bukuru Expressway, Jos South LGA. “Preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle targeted was conveying traders returning from Kara Market, Bukuru, Jos. Seven injured victims have so far been traced to the Military Clinic, Rukuba Barracks, Jos, where they are receiving medical attention.” According to sources, the attack occurred on Sunday as the passengers were travelling in an open-body Boxer vehicle from the Kara Bukuru Livestock Market to Rafin Bauna village in Bassa Local Government Area. The driver and a survivor, identified as Murtala Isa Ibrahim, said seven of the 20 passengers aboard the vehicle were affected in the shooting. Some reports have also indicated that one person had already died among the victims. The victims were taken to Rukuba Barracks Hospital for medical attention. Their conditions had not been established as of the time of filing the report, and no death had been confirmed. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remained unclear. The incident is the latest in a series of reported attacks on herders and other travellers returning from the Kara Bukuru Livestock Market.