Plateau attack: Troops rescue five victims, one dies in hospital

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have rescued five residents who sustained gunshot wounds throughout an assault on Tull village in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, with one of the victims later dying in hospital.

The incident occurred at about 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, when suspected Fulani militia attacked the group.

The growth was contained in a submit on X on Monday by safety analyst, Zagazola Makama.

According to the report, troops of Sector 8, Sub-Sector 81, deployed at Gyambwas, responded to studies of sporadic gunshots in the village.

“During a search of the world, the troopers rescued five residents who had sustained gunshot wounds,” Makama wrote.

The victims had been recognized as Fwangshak Gimba, 45; Samson Ibrahim, 33; Omega Elkana, 25; Bamshak Ibrahim, 31; and Paul Markus, 26.

They had been evacuated to Nanreth Hospital in Mangu for medical therapy, however Gimba was later confirmed useless.

The troops subsequently intensified safety operations in the village and launched a manhunt for the fleeing attackers.