A 55-year-old farmer, Stephen Maigadi, has been killed by suspected bandits in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The development was disclosed on Thursday in a post sighted by AFRIPOST on X, formerly Twitter by Counter Insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama.
“Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at Gwom Rim village at about 7:45 a.m.
“It was gathered that the victim, Stephen Maigadi Jatau, was shot dead on his farm by unknown assailants.
“It added that two other men, Josiah Davholu, and Davou Sunday, who rushed to rescue the farmer after hearing gunshots, were also shot and injured.
“The Nigerian Army troops with other joint security team stormed the scene
“The injured were taken to General Hospital, Sambak, for treatment, while the corpse was released to the family for burial after an autopsy was declined.