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Grief has enveloped Ndun Tangur, a town in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, following the killing of a religious leader, Mallam Muhammad Idris, and a commercial motorcyclist, Muhammad Gambo by suspected bandits.
Until his murder, Mallam Idris was the Chief Imam of Jumma’at Mosque in Ndun Tangur.
His younger brother, Salisu Idris, was also injured in the fresh attack attack on the community.
The senator representing Plateau Centre. Diet Plang, who lamented the violence, called for the setting up of military bases in the troubled areas.
The Chairman of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), Garba Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident, explained that the two siblings had gone to Ndun to retrieve the belongings they left behind while fleeing the Christmas Eve attacks by suspected bandits.
No fewer than 160 persons were killed in the mayhem, which Governor Caleb Muftwang described as a genocide.
Abdullahi said the latest attack was immediately reported to security agencies in Bokkos council.
He said: “The Chief Imam and his younger brother were attacked on Monday after arriving at the community to collect some of their belongings left from the previous attacks. But they were attacked. The hoodlums killed the Imam while his younger brother survived machete wounds.
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