Over 15 travellers have been shot dead by bandits in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, Northcentral Nigeria.
Others were also injured in the attack.
Sources said that the victims were passing through, Jos, Plateau State capital when they ran into the bandits who opened fire on their vehicles.
Already, at least, 15 bodies of some of the dead have been deposited at the morgue of Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos.
Muhammad Ibrahim, one of the passengers who escaped the attack, said they were in a convoy of five 18 seater buses when the attackers struck.
“We ran into the armed gang at Gada-Biyu area of Jos North Local Government Area,” he said.
Sources said they were on their way returning from Bauchi State where they attended an event to commemorate the Islamic New Year at Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, mosque, in Bauchi State.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Ubah Gabriel, said that even though security operatives had been deployed in the area, he did not have details of the incident.
He promised to call back as soon as information is available.
Already, at the Plateau State Specialist Hospital Jos, some of the victims were seen being treated while others were referred to University of Jos Teaching Hospital.
The State Commissioner of Police, Edward Ebuka, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3rd Armoured Division and Secretary to the Government of Plateau State, Professor Danladi Atu, were also at the hospital.
