Gunmen killed three persons and injured two others during an attack on a mining site in Nyango, Gyel District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The attack, which occurred on Tuesday, triggered panic in the community as miners and residents fled the area to escape the gunfire.
According to a resident, Chuwang Rogo, the assailants invaded the mining site and opened fire on workers, killing three people and injuring two others.
According to him, the death toll could have been higher if several miners had not escaped when the shooting began.
Efforts to obtain a reaction from the spokesperson for the Plateau State Police Command, SP Alfred Alabo, were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.
