Twenty-Five persons were confirmed killed and 14 injured along Rukuba road in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau state on Saturday morning.
The victims were attacked while travelling through Jos on their way from Bauchi en-route Jos to Ikare in Ondo state.
Their vehicle ran into gunmen who opened fire on their vehicles .
Muhammad Ibrahim, one of the passengers, who escaped the attack, said they were in a convoy of five 18 seater buses when the attackers struck.
He said they were returning from Bauchi State where they attended an event to commemorate the Islamic New Year.
Ibrahim said the event held at Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, mosque, in Bauchi State.
“We ran into the armed gang at Gada-Biyu area of Jos North Local Government Area,” he said.
The spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Ubah Gabriel, said security operatives had been deployed in the area in search of the remaining passengers.
