VIDEO: Moments gunmen opened fire in Plateau Varsity as 15 persons reported dead

No less than 15 persons have been reported dead when gunmen attacked two communities in Bokkos and Mangu local government areas of Plateau State.

Bokkos is the community where the Plateau Stare University is located.

The attack in Bokkos also affected the university leading to the death of a 200-level Computer Science student.

In a video posted by AIT on its X handle, gunshots rent the air while students lay flat on the ground to avoid being hit.

A report by Premium Times quoted sources who said the armed men attacked Tilengpat and Butura while residents were asleep on Thursday. The gunmen reportedly began shooting sporadically from 9 p.m. on Thursday.

Although security agencies have yet to respond to inquiries about the attack, Samson Zhakom, an army major and spokesperson for Operation Safe Haven, said the report was being investigated.

But Yakubu Ayuba, the Registrar of Plateau State University, confirmed in a statement that a student was killed, describing the killing as heartless.

“The sad event led to the loss of a 200-level Computer Science student of the University residing in Chikam, named Dading James Jordan,” Mr Ayuba stated.

“This comes despite relentless efforts by the Plateau State government, security agencies, the University’s management, and other stakeholders to improve security on our campus and surrounding communities. Unfortunately, enemies of the University and the state orchestrated this dastardly attack, resulting in the loss of our dear student,” he added.