Gunmen kill 10 in Plateau

No fewer than 11 people were killed, and a large expanse of farmland was destroyed by rampaging gunmen in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State on Tuesday.

According to a statement by the Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC) Vanguard, signed by its Chairman, Barrister Farmasum Fuddang, and Secretary, Ambassador Duwam Bosco, the gunmen attacked the Daffo and Kwatas communities at about 7:00 p.m.

The group, which noted that some communities in the council have been under attack recently, stated that the onslaught was carried out simultaneously with a week of isolated attacks that resulted in 16 deaths.

“We feel betrayed by those responsible for our protection. Nearly ten of our members are currently lying dead, victims of the latest assaults in Daffo and Kwatas communities.

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These attacks, executed simultaneously on September 3, followed a week of isolated attacks resulting in 16 deaths.

“The latest attack in Daffo began around 7:00 p.m., targeting peaceful residents in a commercial area near a military base.

The terrorists launched a brazen assault, leaving at least seven people dead. At the same time, similar attacks in Kwatas and Ambul-Barkish left at least four people dead,” the statement read.

The group commended the Sector Commander of the Special Task Force Operations Safe Haven in Bokkos for responding to the attack and called for an investigation into the inaction and complacency of the soldiers stationed at the nearby base in Daffo.

“Our people have never launched attacks on the Fulani immigrants who have flooded into our homeland, yet we have been subjected to consistent armed attacks since 2013, resulting in over 500 deaths and the forced annexation of our communities,” they said.

“We demand answers and swift action from those responsible. We call on the international community to rise and demand justice for our people.

We demand full compensation for those who have suffered violence and the dislodging of terrorist camps in the area.”

Efforts to reach the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Alfred Alabo, were unsuccessful as he could not be reached on his phone.

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE