A wake for a grandmother in Plateau State ended in tragedy on Thursday with the death of 12 members of her family.Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen stormed the venue at Kogom village in Vwang District of the Jos South Local Government Area and opened fire on relations and sympathisers who had gathered for the ceremony.Two persons were injured.
The gunmen seemed to have hidden nearby and waited for the wake to get underway before striking, sources said.They attacked with guns and machetes.A relation of the deceased, put the number of the gunmen at 20.
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