By Peter Onyekachukwu 
By Peter Onyekachukwu
Fear gripped Dogon Ruwa community in Bashar district of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State on Tuesday after bandits ambushed security personnel, killing two soldiers and two vigilantes.
Confirming the incident, the traditional leader of Safiyo, under whose domain Dogon Ruwa falls, Abdullahi Yakubu, described the attack as shocking. He said the victims were caught unawares while responding to an alert from residents.
Yakubu explained, “There was a report that the bandits were coming to attack Dogon Ruwa, and people quickly alerted security forces who mobilized to the area. Unknown to them, the bandits had laid an ambush and opened fire, killing two soldiers and two vigilantes.”
A resident, Ibrahim Sale, who also spoke on the development, said the attackers did not only kill the security personnel but also took away their rifles and uniforms. According to him, “The incident has caused confusion and resentment among the residents of Dogon Ruwa and other surrounding communities.”
At the time of filing this report, the spokesperson of Operation Safe Haven, Major Samson Zhakom, had yet to respond to enquiries on the attack.
Wase communities have in recent times suffered repeated bandit attacks, leading to loss of lives and destruction of property.