JUST IN: Heavy Tears as Angry Mob Kill 12 After Setting Wedding-Bound Bus Ablaze in Plateau

• Twelve wedding-bound travellers from Zaria were killed and 11 injured by a mob in Mangu, Plateau State, after their bus lost its way
• Survivors said the mob attacked with machetes, burned the bus with bodies inside, and left others hospitalised with severe injuries
• Police have launched an investigation, while community leaders and clerics are calling for justice and calm amid rising tensions

Mangu, Plateau state - At least 12 people have been killed and 11 injured after an angry mob attacked wedding guests whose bus missed its way in Mangu, Plateau state, on Friday, June 20.

The group of 31 men, women and children had left Basawa community in Zaria, Kaduna state, for Qua’an‑Pan Local Government Area to attend a wedding.

Travelling in an 18‑seater Ahmadu Bello University bus, they reportedly took a wrong turn and stopped to ask for directions shortly after 8 p.m. Daily Trust reported.

Survivor recounts painful ordeal

Survivor Ibrahim Umar said the assailants descended on the vehicle without warning.

“We did not know the road. When we stopped to ask, they suddenly surrounded us, shouting that we should be killed. They attacked with machetes and clubs, killed the driver first, then the others. They burnt the bus with some of the corpses inside," he said.

Hospital staff confirmed that 11 injured passengers were receiving treatment for cuts, burns and blunt‑force trauma.

Islamic leader confirms death toll

The Chief Imam of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’a Wa’ikamatis Sunnah in Zaria, Sheikh Suleiman Haruna, said eight bodies had been taken to Mangu General Hospital, while security personnel were searching for four more, Punch reported.

“We were in contact with the chairman of Mangu LGA; he has been very active. We appeal for calm and for the authorities to bring the attackers to justice," the cleric said.

Police begin investigation

Plateau Police Command spokesperson DSP Alfred Altau acknowledged the incident.

“The police are aware and an investigation is under way,” he told reporters, adding that an official statement would follow.

Residents of Basawa and Zaria have been left reeling. A neighbour of one of the victims, Fatima Aliyu, said through tears:

“They were only going to celebrate a wedding. Now we are preparing funerals."

Robbers take over Oyo-Kwara border road

Previously, Legit.ng reported that drivers and traders who regularly travel along the Ogbomosho-Ilorin Road have raised serious concerns over what they described as recurring and dangerous highway robberies in communities along the Oyo-Kwara border, which have threatened their daily means of livelihood. R

The robberies have become frequent, especially during the darkest hours of the day, between 1 am and 5 am, with the criminals targeting commercial drivers and traders returning from major cities like Lagos.

Source: Legit.ng