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<h4>After A Deadly Palm Sunday Massacre In Plateau, Bandits Invade Kaduna Marriage Venue, Kill 13, Abduct Unspecified Number Of Guests</h4>
<p><strong><a href="https://openlife.ng/">OpenLife Nigeria</a> </strong>reports that Plateau residents have confirmed that 26 people have died following a deadly Palm Sunday massacre</p>
<p>In a fresh video released on Monday morning and obtained by SaharaReporters, lifeless bodies of victims were seen lying out, as community members struggled to come to terms with the scale of the killings.<br />
Residents of the Anguwan Rukuba community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State have confirmed at least 26 deaths following the deadly Palm Sunday attack, with more victims still hospitalised.</p>
<p>A visibly distressed community leader, who spoke in the video, said the attackers laid an ambush on unsuspecting residents and carried out a coordinated massacre.<br />
“They laid ambush on our people. They killed more than 26. We are still counting as some corpses are in the hospital. We are calling on the government to take necessary actions. If not, we won’t be able to control the youths again. We are tired of the killings. We are tired of the Fulani militant actions,” he said.<br />
The latest revelation comes amid rising tension and anger in the community, following Sunday night’s attack in which suspected terrorists reportedly dressed in military uniforms stormed the area and opened fire on residents.<br />
As earlier reported by SaharaReporters, hundreds of residents on Monday morning defied the government-imposed curfew, trooping to the streets to protest against what they described as persistent killings and government inaction.<br />
One of the protesters, speaking during a live stream monitored by SaharaReporters, described the chaotic moments during the attack and the absence of an immediate security response.<br />
“People are outside because of the attack that happened<br />
yesterday. They chased the security men because they are not doing any help right here. Yesterday around 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the night, there was no light, so these people were firing, as in straight shooting on rapid. A lot of people had to flee for their lives,” the resident said.</p>
<p>The protest later turned tense after operatives of the Nigeria Police Force moved in to disperse the crowd.<br />
Eyewitnesses said officers began chasing demonstrators while preparing to fire tear gas canisters.<br />
“People are now running because the police want to shoot at us. They want to fire teargas,” another witness said.<br />
Residents have continued to accuse authorities of failing to prevent repeated attacks in the area, insisting that the curfew imposed by the state government does not address the root causes of the violence.<br />
The Plateau State Government had earlier announced a 48-hour curfew across Jos North Local Government Area following the attack.<br />
In a statement, the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Joyce Lohya Ramnap, described the killings as tragic and condemned the violence.<br />
Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang also denounced the incident as “barbaric and unprovoked,” assuring residents that security agencies had been mobilised to apprehend those responsible.<br />
However, Monday’s developments suggest growing frustration among residents, who warn that continued inaction could trigger further unrest, particularly among youths increasingly angered by the repeated bloodshed.<br />
The incident adds to a disturbing pattern of violence in Plateau State, where communities have repeatedly come under deadly attacks, raising fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening security crisis and the government’s capacity to protect vulnerable populations.</p>
<p>Similarly, bandits have invaded a wedding party in Kahir village in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna state, killing 13 while abducting an unspecified number of people.</p>
<p>A resident of Kagarko, Shehu Bala, who confirmed the incident through the telephone on Monday, said it happened around 11:47 pm on Sunday.</p>
<p>He said the bandits, in their large numbers, wielding A-K 47 rifles stormed the wedding venue and opened fire in the hall.</p>
<p>He said several people who sustained bullet injuries were rushed to Kagarko General Hospital, adding that two other victims with severe injuries were taken to Kaduna.</p>
<p>“In fact, there are two of my friends who were inside the hall that also sustained bullet injuries during the attack,”he said.</p>
<p>“But one cannot ascertain the number of those that were kidnapped because of the sporadic shootings.”</p>
<p>A community leader who preferred anonymity also confirmed the incident to our reporter through the telephone on Monday.</p>
<p>He gave the names some of those killed as Bako Danjuma, Williams Luka, Peter Williams, Joseph Yakubu,<br />
Victor Peter, John Dan Asabe, Angulu Markus, Maikano Aribi, Douglas John<br />
Ado Yakubu, Zaphaniah Alhaji, Joseph Kaddah and Francis Unguwa Doya.</p>
<p>He said the bandits who operated unchallenged for nearly an hour, also invaded some shops and carted away food stuff, provisions and drugs from a chemist in the community.</p>
<p>The community leader, however, said those killed have been buried, even as he said a contact is yet to be established with the abductors of the victims.</p>
<p>“In fact, the entire people of the community were thrown into pandemonium because of the sporadic shooting by the bandits that Sunday, night to the extent some people had to flee into the bush,”the community leader said.</p>
<p>A police source at the Kagarko division also confirmed kidnap the incident, even as he said the police were yet to know the actual numbers of those abducted in the attack.</p>
<p>When contacted, Spokesperson of the Kaduna state police command, DSP Hassan Mansur, also confirmed the abduction and killings, saying the command will issue a comprehensive report on the incident later in the day.</p>
<p>“The command is yet to get details of the incident that happened in Kahir community, but a comprehensive report on the incident will made available after getting details of the incident,”he said.</p>
<p>Reporters reliably gathered that the deputy governor of the state Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, and Senator Sani Musa (313) have visited the injured victims at the hospital in Kagarko.</p>
<p>Daily Trust had reported that several communities including Janjala have been under siege by bandits.</p>
<p>14 people including a vigilante operative and his wife who were abducted in the area three weeks ago are still in captivity.</p>
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