Six Killed In Latest Jos Violence

Source: huhuonline.com

The violence in Jos, the Plateau State capital is far from over as six people have been killed by yet to be identified gun men.The victims of this recent attack included the accountant of the Federal College of Land Resources Technology, Kuru in Jos South

 Local Government Area of the State, his wife and his three year old daughter.

Three other staff of the College were also among those killed by the unknown gunmen at the College Staff Quarters.

The news was broken by the Police Public Relations Officer of  State Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Apev Jacob.

 
Jacob in a statement made available to newsmen announced the incident and explained that eight others were injured in the attack, which he said took place under the cover of the night on Thursday.

The PPRO also confirmed that a house and a motorcycle were burnt while thirty cattle were destroyed by the invaders.

One of the daughters of the late accountant who was hit by bullets is said to have been rushed to the Vom Christian Hospital for treatment.