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From Jude Owuamanam, Jos
The Berom Youth Moulders-Association (BYM) has confirmed that six people were killed and one other injured in separate attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government, Plateau State.
In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Rwang Tengwong, the association said the attacks occurred on Saturday in Ta-Hoss, Riyom LGA, and Sabon Layi, Barkin Ladi LGA, while another attack took place in the early hours of Sunday in Kwi, Riyom LG.
Tengwong described the attacks as a continuation of a sustained campaign of terror against peaceful Christian communities in Plateau State, particularly in Riyom and Barkin Ladi LGs.
He condemned what he described as the continued siege on Berom land by bandits and called on security agencies to rise to their responsibilities and flush the attackers out of the affected areas.
The statement read: “The Berom Youth Moulders-Association (BYM), under the leadership of Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri, strongly condemns the fresh wave of coordinated attacks by armed Fulani terrorists that claimed the lives of six innocent people and left one woman critically injured in separate attacks on Ta-Hoss, Riyom LG, Sabon Layi, Barkin Ladi LG, on Saturday, July 4, 2026, and Kwi, Riyom LG, in the early hours of Sunday, July 5, 2026.
“At about 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, armed Fulani terrorists operating from the Bangai axis attacked farmers on their farmland at Rinyan Village in Ta-Hoss Community, Riyom LG.
“The attackers shot dead Hudung Luka, 40, and critically injured Ladi Istifanus, 50.
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“Later that night, terrorists invaded Sabon Layi Community in Barkin Ladi LG and brutally murdered Sunday, 25, Benjamin James, 33, and Godwin Yakubu, 27.
“In the early hours of Sunday, the terrorists struck again, killing Peter Bulus in Kwi Village, Riyom LG.
“These attacks are not isolated incidents but form part of a persistent pattern of violence deliberately targeting innocent civilians, farmers and rural communities.
“The repeated killings continue to instill fear, displace families and threaten the livelihoods of the Berom people.
“BYM is deeply concerned by recent security intelligence reports indicating that armed Fulani terrorists are allegedly camped in different locations across Plateau State with the objective of launching coordinated attacks on vulnerable communities.
“This disturbing development calls for immediate intelligence-driven security operations to identify, dismantle and neutralise these camps before more innocent lives are lost. Security agencies must act proactively rather than waiting to respond after attacks have occurred.”
Tengwong extended condolences to the bereaved families and called on the Federal Government, the Plateau State Government, the military, the police, the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and other security agencies to identify, arrest and prosecute the perpetrators and their sponsors.
BYM also demanded intensified surveillance of identified flashpoints and decisive action based on available intelligence to forestall further attacks.
