Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Kill 3, Burnt Houses In Dong, Farin Lamba Communities Of Jos North In Plateau
Yakubu Busari
The People of Dong and Farin Alamba communities of Jos North Local Government Council of Plateau State has been under siege from suspected Fulani herdsmen onslaught attacking and killing about six youths in one as houses belonging to the natives were destroyed.
The rampaging herders who now go about freely with dangerous weapons combing communities to wreak havoc where they causes mayhem to innocent people by damaging their crops in Jos North, Bassa and Riyom LGAs calls for urgent intervention.
The Village Head of Farin Lamba ,Chief Audu Barry decried that the Fulani herdsmen had invaded his community killed and at least 6 while they injured several other people by burning houses without provocation.
According to him, he has clocked 60 years now as a native of FarinLamba but; “I want to confirmed to you that we enjoy mutual friendship with our Fulani neighbors who are today surprising us now, we see constant ambush of our youths by the Fulani herdsmen which is given us sleepless night.
He said, last Saturday two youth were ambushed, one Jonathan who is also from Gombe State was killed on Sunday but were buried on Monday this week.
Meanwhile, the village head of Dong, Chief Yakubu A. Agok who led our correspondents to the graveyard said at about 1pm yesterday the members of the community heard sporadic gunshots so they ran into confusion as to why an unknown assailant would come and attack in the afternoon without provocation.
“We now mobilize the youths to the scene where the gunshots sound was heard, when we came close to the narrow path, we saw the lifeless body of David Musa Ado ,we saw him laying down in pool of blood close to the stream here in Dong.
He explained further that with these incessant killings no single arrest was made but as community we are accusing the herders for invasion of our settlements to perpetuate all manner of heinous crimes against fellow citizens.
“We were living in peace with them but we can’t explain the sudden change of behavior so we employed for the security personnel during the burial of the other 4 members but up till this time government had failed to do the needful to arrest the culprit.
Agok told journalists that their squad spoke s in Fulani language, go to, “Mai Farin Motor “the dastardly act of brutality done to the people have made them to abandon the settlement following the widespread of ongoing attacks .
The Publicity Secretary, Miango Youth Development Association, MYDA)Zongo Lawrence Nebanat has appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria to wade into the protracted killings of innocent Nigerians, Fulani Terrorists.
Zongo Lawrence Nebanat in a press release made available to this medium alleges that the Fulani Terrorist killed 9 industrious Nigerian citizens and injured two within a month.
” The killings are continuation of their usual genocide attacks on innocent farmers on the plateau, destroying their only means of livelihood.
“On the-9th- April 2019 Chief Salah Akpa a traditional Village head of Kigam was killed in his farm, the following day Emma from Ri-Do village was killed, 2 people were also killed in an ambush attack on 14 April 2019 in Hura village. They are; Janah Dare and Dadi Ibrahim. On 27 April 2019 Sunday Di and Baram – Baram were killed by same Fulani terrorists on their way home in Dong village. The following day Emmanuel Ishaya and Miss Jummai Ijah were ambush by same terrorist and a 7 month old baby (Tabitha) survived injuries, same day in Rotsu Village Moday Audu Rivo was killed on his way to farm and On 1/May/2019 one of our youth survived gunshot on his way home to Jebbu Miango, he is now receiving treatment at Enos Hospital Miango.
“The pre-matured cultivation of innocent citizens was not yet enough to them, the Fulani terrorist continue to destroyed farms worth millions of naira in villages of Irigwe chiefdom, Bassa LGA and a Tipper truck with plate no. Xa407JJN Plateau State, belonging to one Manager from Benue state was burnt by the same terrorist.
“Let it be said clearly that one million Cows, not equal to Irigwe soul and it can’t be possible for a peaceful Irigwe man to kill 319 cows with matches as claim by Fulani. We are not butchers but farmers.
“The activities of the Fulani terrorist is similar and the same with that of Boko Haram in the North East. Federal government should direct securities agencies to investigate and arrests the Leaders of the Fulanis within close environs before it escalate to destroy Nigeria.
“Federal government should send more securities in the rural areas where Fulani want to forcefully captured as a grazing area and assist the with relief materials to affected victims of the attacks and play the principle of neutrality to also compensate affected farmers who are traumatised.
“We will continue to be law and abiding citizens of our beloved country”.
However, effort to speak with the Plateau State Police command prove abortive as the PPRO was not reachable during the time for filling in this report.
