Gunmen Kill Eight-Month-Old Baby, 7 Other Persons In Plateau Community

At about 9:45 pm on Sunday night, 09/10/2023, eight persons, including an eight-month-old baby were murdered by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen at Farin Lamba, Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area.

This is as the bandits continue to unleash terror on innocent citizens in some Communities of Riyom, Barkin Ladi, Jos South, and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau state in renewed attacks since after the 2023 General Elections.

The attackers who came in a Vectra shot sporadically at the victims who were heading home after the day’s activities.

The eight-month-old baby who was murdered by her father was said to BE returning from the hospital when they met their untimely death.

Rwang Tengwong, the BYM National Publicity Secretary in a statement said; “Before this unprovoked attack, several Communities in Riyom, Barkin Ladi, Jos South, and Mangu Local Government Area have witnessed the deliberate destruction of farmlands and provocative grazing of over 300 hectares of land.

“Also, there have been daily ambushes and killings of innocent persons on motorcycles after Ta-hoss village in Riyom LGA, along the Abuja highway which has taken the lives of 4 persons and one injured.

The BYM under the leadership of Solomon Dalyop Mwantiri, Esq. hereby condemned the attack and other forms of provocations meted out on innocent persons of Plateau since after the 2023 General Elections.

However, the pronouncement by the new General Officer Commanding, 3 Armoured Division Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar during an on-the-spot assessment at Sabon Gari, Mangu Local Government Area a day after he took over as GOC to ruthless deal with criminal elements and restoring peace to communities that have experienced attacks in Plateau state and Joint Operation Area as a whole is a cheering news to us.”

We believe that with the commitment from the new GOC to be firm, decisive, and fair to all in discharging the constitutional mandate of protecting the lives and property of the Citizens, lasting peace will be achieved in no distant time.

We also want to commend the Federal and State Governments for deploying Mobile Police Officers to some Communities that have been under frequent attack by the bandits in Riyom and Mangu LGAs.

We appeal for the deployment of more personnel to cover Communities in Barkin Ladi and Jos South Local Government Areas as this step has drastically reduced attacks in the past 3 weeks.

We are also confident that the new Service Chiefs will come up with new strategies to address the security situation in the country and particularly, in Plateau State.

We call on the Berom nation to remain calm and law-abiding and continue to support all efforts that will bring about peace in our communities.