Seven miners were reportedly killed, and three others injured, when gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias stormed a mining site in Wang community of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The incident, according to eyewitnesses, occurred on Saturday night when the attackers stormed the site while the victims were engaged in mining activities, and opened fire of them.
A youth leader in the Wang community, Christopher Luka, who confirmed the incident to journalists on Monday, said the attack would not have occured if the miners heeded to warnings against night mining.
He stated that security agencies had issued a warning to people to stop going to the mining site due to threats but the deceased refused to adhere to the warning.
Luka also noted that the recently inaugurated Agro Rangers had issued several warning that the people should put a stop to the mining activities but they refused and have continued to sneak to the mining sites in the night when security operatives had left.
Two survivors, Shanono Usman Adam and Maren Moses, who also confirmed the development, explained that the deceased were busy at the mining site when gunmen invaded the site and opened fire on them.
According to them, the deceased have been taken to the mortuary at Bokkos General Hospital.
