Three miners shot dead in Plateau

Three miners were shot dead on Friday at a mining site in Jol, a community of Riyom Local Government of Plateau State.

Rwang Tengwong, the National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Movement (BYM), confirmed the incident to PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday, adding that other miners and farmers around the area have fled for fear for their safety.

This incident is coming three days after gunmen killed six members of a local vigilantes group in Sambak, a community in of same local government.