One person was allegedly killed with some others injured as over 10 vehicles and a microfinance bank building were burnt at the Bukuru market in the Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State on Monday by hoodlums who confronted Jos Metropolitan Development Board Officials carrying out the enforcement of an Executive Order.
The incident occurred when enforcement officers stormed the market to supervise the demolition of illegal structures erected by the roadside, especially within the market vicinity.
However, the officers met resistance from hoodlums who emerged from the neighbourhood within the market and confronted the implementation officers, pelting them with stones and other dangerous weapons.
The ensuing pandemonium, according to residents of Bukuru, led to the burning of a microfinance bank building while over 10 cars were set ablaze. Some traders, who tried to escape the scene, sustained injuries.
Governor Caleb Mutfwang has condemned the attack on members of the task force and traders, describing the act as shameful.
