Bandits suspected to be Fulani militias, on Thursday, laid siege on the Sabon Gari (Yilpo) community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing one youth miner, injuring two, and abducting another youth.
A youth leader in the community, Nandom Ishaku, who confirmed the attack to DAILY POST on Friday, said a group of youths who were going back to the village after their mining activities were ambushed by the armed Fulani bandits along the Aloghom-Yilpo-Mwansat college axis, killing one miner identified simply as Kyenshak, injuring two others, and abducting one of them.
“It was another sad moment for the peaceful and loving people of Sabon Gari (Yilpo) community on Thursday at about 3:55pm when armed Fulani militias ambushed some youths who were returning from tin mining along the Aloghom-Yilpo-Mwansat college axis leading to the death of Kyenshak, while two youths sustained gunshots, and one person was kidnapped. We don’t know whether he is alive or has been killed by the militia”, Ishaku said.
He added that the attack is coming a few days after a Fulani media group, the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association, GAFDAN, issued a statement accusing youths in the Aloghom community of attacking herders and rustling their cattle.
“A few days ago, a Fulani group, the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association, GAFDAN, released a disturbing statement accusing youths in Aloghom of attacking Fulani herders and stealing their cattle.
“We knew immediately that the statement was a precursor to an impending attack as that has been their modus operandi. Whenever they plan an attack, they will fabricate baseless allegations to justify it.
“The annoying thing is that when we saw the statement, we quickly alerted security operatives and warned that there would be an imminent attack but the security officials did not take the alert seriously. And now, we have lost a vibrant youth,” Ishaku lamented.
