How I escaped Plateau bus attack-Conductor

Nasiru Garba, the only survivor of the commercial bus attack around Dungus Junction in Kuru community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, has explained how he survived.

Residents told Daily Trust that the incident occurred around 9: 30 pm when the bus driver parked to drop off some passengers.

Daily Trust reports that the bus, which was heading to Jos, was stained with blood and riddled with bullet holes.

Narrating the incident, Garba, who was the conductor of the vehicle, said all the eight passengers and the driver lost their lives in the attack

He said, “We parked by the roadside and dropped off five passengers. After they alighted, the driver got down to collect transport fare.

“I was in front of the bus waiting for the driver. Immediately the driver opened the door to enter, the gunmen opened fire on those passengers who alighted.

“All the passengers that had already alighted, the remaining passengers in the bus, and the driver died.

“Immediately I heard the gunshots, I bent down in the vehicle. The attackers approached the bus, opened the front door and searched my body. They collected all the money with me and my phone that was being charged. They didn’t say while carrying out the act and I didn’t look at their faces.”

Garba described the attack as terrible, adding that he was confused when the incident happened.

He said that was his fourth day working as a bus conductor.

By Daily Trust