Three persons were killed while two sustained injuries as unknown gunmen attacked some Fulani herdsmen in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State, North Central Nigeria on Friday.
A statement issued by the media officer of Special Task Force (STF), Captain Salisu Mustapha, the assailants attacked the five Fulanis on their way to Sho village in an ambush while they were returning from an outing within the community.
Two persons were killed on the spot while the third died in the hospital while receiving treatment.
The STF also confirmed that there was a bomb scare at Bukuru, Jos South local government area early Saturday morning following a report of an abandoned bag in the area but the anti-bomb squad discovered that the abandoned bag contained personal belongings of a traveler.
The STF reassured the public of its commitment to ensure a hitch free Eid el Fitr celebration adding that it would leave no stone unturned in fishing out the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
Captain Mustapha warned citizens bent on fomenting trouble with the aim of truncating the peace of the state to desist from such acts.