From Jude Dangwam, Jos
Two people, including 19-year-old Jude Nicodemus, were reportedly killed, while two others were severely injured in an attack by a suspected group of armed Fulani, at the Gana Ropp village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
National Publicity Secretary, Berom Youth Moulders Association, Mr. Rwang Tengwong, in a statement, yesterday, disclosed that the incident happened on Wednesday night, at about 8pm.
He said one of the victims, a female, gave up the ghost at the General Hospital in Barkin Ladi, where two others were rushed to by personnel of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH).
“This is one among recent renewed attacks and killings without any form of provocation in Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Bokkos and Mangu by the marauders, who have vowed to make the forthcoming Christmas and New year come with mixed feelings in the state,” he stated.
The tragic incident was said to have occurred despite security intelligence which revealed that some suspected Fulani militant groups had vowed to resume hostilities in villages and communities during the Christmas celebrations.
The leadership of the Berom Youth Moulders-Association (BYM), led by Solomon Dalyop Mwantiri, condemned the recent killings in some parts of Plateau State and called on all security agencies, particularly the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), “to redouble their efforts in combating the resurgence of acts of terrorism and flush out the terrorist elements said to have been stationed in the hills of Were in Ropp of Barkin Ladi LGA.”
The youth body sympathised with families that lost their loved ones in the unprovocative attacks and appealed to members of the public to be more vigilant before, during and after the festive season.
They equally appealed for calm and called on both federal, state and local government, as well as other relevant bodies, to come to the aid (hospital bills) of the deceased’s families and those injured, so as to ameliorate the unwarranted plights they have been plunged into and to ensure that justice is served.