Five Fulani travellers were allegedly attacked after suspected gunmen opened fire on their vehicle along the Bukuru Express Road near Anguldi Filling Station, close to Angle D in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.
According to intelligence sources quoted by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, on Monday, the victims were returning from Bukuru Cattle Market, also known as Kara Market, when the attackers allegedly shot at them without provocation as they approached the filling station.
All five sustained gunshot injuries and were rushed by security operatives to the Jos University Teaching Hospital for urgent medical care.
The injured were identified as Abubakar Aji, Idi Saleh, Sulaiman, Nura Muhammad Detta, and Dabo Abubakar.
Confirming the incident, the Plateau State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Ibrahim Yusuf, condemned the attack, describing it as part of a recurring pattern of violence against innocent travellers in the state.
He called on security agencies to immediately investigate the shooting, arrest those responsible, and ensure they are prosecuted. Yusuf also urged the Plateau State Government to strengthen security along major highways and commercial routes to protect all residents, irrespective of ethnic or religious background.
The shooting comes amid heightened tensions in Plateau State following a series of violent incidents linked to cattle rustling, attacks on mining sites, and reprisal killings.
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First Daily correspondent reports that on December 16, at least 12 people were killed at an illegal mining site in Fann District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area after gunmen reportedly demanded information about stolen cattle.
Several others were injured or abducted.
The state has witnessed sustained attacks on pastoral communities in Barkin Ladi, Jos East, and Riyom local government areas, including cases of cattle rustling and alleged poisoning of livestock.
These incidents have, in turn, triggered retaliatory attacks, further deepening the cycle of violence.
Security analysts and community leaders have repeatedly warned that continued inaction and perceived selective enforcement by authorities could worsen the crisis, leaving innocent civilians—particularly women and children—at increasing risk as reprisal violence escalates across the state.