Gunmen have killed 10 persons and injured one at Kulben community, Gindiri District of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
A member of the community, Jerry Datim, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday the incident occurred on Sunday night.
Datim told the NAN in Jos, the Plateau State capital: “Last night, at about 8:40pm, some gunmen attacked Kulben community, killing 10 persons and injuring one.
“The criminals invaded the village and started shooting sporadically.
“People started running to safety, but the bullets killed some whose bodies were later found.
“We alerted the security personnel, but before they got there, the attackers had moved from the community.”
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The spokesman of the Plateau State Police Command, Alfred Alabo, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, was not available for comments when a NAN correspondent visited his office
However, a Senior Police officer, who preferred anonymity, told NAN that the Command had launched a manhunt on the attackers with a view of making them face the full wrath of the law.
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