At least nine people were killed in a wave of attacks across Nigeria’s Plateau State between October 29 and November 3, with community leaders pointing fingers at armed Islamist Fulani herders. The violence, which struck multiple villages, has reignited tensions over security failures and alleged military complicity.
Massacre in Sabon Angwa
The deadliest assault occurred in Sabon Angwa, Barkin Ladi, where gunmen stormed homes at 8 p.m. on October 29, killing four residents. Eyewitness Bulus Jok described attackers firing indiscriminately. Despite an early warning alert sent to authorities about suspicious movements in nearby Fulani settlements, no preventive action was taken.
At a November 4 burial for victims, Berom Youth Moulders-Association (BYM) president Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri dropped a bombshell allegation: residents overheard an army officer, referred to as ‘Alpha,’ telling superiors the dead were ‘illegal miners.’ Mwantiri challenged the claim, demanding the officer produce evidence of mining activity. He further accused the officer of threatening mourners with violence and hurling insults.
Burial Site Attack and Wider Violence
Mwantiri reported attackers returned during another victim’s funeral, striking in plain view of security personnel. His death toll of seven that night conflicts with official counts, possibly including separate incidents like the Rakung killing.
Additional attacks hit Toul and Halle villages in Mangu LGA on November 1, leaving two dead. Local reporters identified the assailants as Fulani herders. That same day, Fulani attackers ambushed a man in Jos East LGA who narrowly survived. On November 3, an 18-year-old vigilante and a young laborer were killed in separate incidents, both attributed by BYM to Fulani militants.
Calls for Investigation and Broader Conspiracy Claims
The BYM demanded investigations into both the killings and the army officer’s remarks, questioning whether they reflected official policy. Mwantiri made explosive wider claims, alleging coordination between Plateau attackers, northwestern bandits, and Boko Haram as part of a network seeking government overthrow. He linked them to the Ansaru-claimed assassination of peacemaking cleric Sheikh Yahya Ibrahim Masussuka in Katsina.
The group also vowed legal action against traditional leaders selling land to Fulani buyers, exempting only those following due process. With curfews failing to prevent bloodshed, BYM spokesman Rwang Tengwong pressed for ‘concrete measures’ beyond ‘routine assurances’ from state and federal governments.
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