Traders killed in Jos laid to rest
Corpses of the traders, who were attacked and killed on their way from Jos to Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau state have been recovered and buried in Barkin Ladi LGA. The victims, according to relatives who used to travel to Pankshin for weekly shoes trading, were buried on Monday evening at the Sabon Anguwa […]
Corpses of the traders, who were attacked and killed on their way from Jos to Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau state have been recovered and buried in Barkin Ladi LGA.
The victims, according to relatives who used to travel to Pankshin for weekly shoes trading, were buried on Monday evening at the Sabon Anguwa cemetery in Barkin Ladi town.
Sources from the government told Daily Trust that the victims were buried far away from their communities to avert tension that brewed in the area following the report of the killing.
The victims were residents of Yandoya community of Jos North LGA.
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Our correspondent reports that following the receipt of the report of their killing, youth gathered demanding the release of the corpses of their relatives, a situation that forced security authorities to deploy personnel to restore order.
Danjuma Ibrahim, a youth leader of Muslim community in Barkin Ladi, confirmed the burial.
Ibrahim said, “Earlier Monday afternoon, we were contacted that the corpses of the traders would be brought to us in Barikin Ladi for burial. We later received them and performed the funeral. It was done here in Barkin Ladi to douse tension in Jos.
“The traders were six, but two escaped the attack. We buried four. We are calling on people in the state to remain calm and law-abiding. We are also calling on the government and other security agencies to do the needful to bring an end to growing violence in all the affected communities.”
