No fewer than nine passengers were killed when gunmen opened fire on a commercial bus at Dungus Junction in Kuru community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. Residents told journalists that the incident occurred when the bus driver parked to drop off some passengers at the junction. The bus, which was heading to Jos, was stained with blood and riddled with bullets. Lawan Suleiman, a neighbor and teacher of one of the victims, confirmed the incident, adding that the attack occurred while the bus was stopped at the junction. He said, "The driver is Ibrahim and he was my student. Three of them are from our community here in Bukuru. Their bodies have been deposited at the hospital. But relatives are preparing to collect them for burial." Spokesman of the Berom Youth Moulders, BYM, Rwang Tengwong, also confirmed the incident.
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