A tragic event unfolded in Plateau State, Nigeria, on Friday night when gunmen attacked a mining site in Bokkos Local Government Area, resulting in the deaths of four young men and injuries to five others, according to a report by Okay.ng. The victims, aged 20 and 21, were working at the mining site in Butura community when the attack occurred around 9 p.m.
Sabastine Magit, President of the Butura Youth Movement, revealed that the attackers communicated in a Fulani dialect and fled the scene before military forces could arrive. This assault is part of a disturbing trend of unprovoked attacks on the community, which has already lost over 20 members to violence in the past month. The victims were identified as Bwefuk Musa (21), Klingshak Dickson (21), Promise Joshua (20), and Nyam Abaka (20). The community is devastated, and although authorities have been notified, no official statements have been released.The President of the Butura Youth Movement, Sabastine Magit, confirmed the killings in a statement on Saturday.
“The attack was carried out at approximately 9pm without any provocation, leading to the death of four innocent people and the injury of five others.
“This attack occurred just four days after a tragic incident in the village of Wumat, where five members of a family, including a pregnant mother, lost their lives.
“Eyewitnesses report that the assailants executed a lightning-fast operation on October 10, fleeing the scene before military personnel stationed at a nearby checkpoint could respond. Tragically, four individuals were killed instantly, and five others sustained injuries. The deceased are: Bwefuk Musa, 21 years; Klingshak Dickson, 21 years; Promise Joshua, 20 years and Nyam Abaka, 20 years.”
The statement noted that the killing of the four youths was the latest in a series of unprovoked attacks on their community, which has seen over 20 of their members killed in the last month alone, all attributed to identified Fulani assailants.
The spokesman for the Plateau State Command, Alabo Alfred, and the spokesman for the Military Taskforce in charge of maintaining peace in the state, Major Samson Zhakom, as well as the state Commissioner for Information, Musa Ashoms were not readily available to comment on the incident as several calls put across to their phone lines rang out.
This incident has sparked growing concerns over the persistent violence in the area and the urgent need for enhanced security measures to safeguard local residents.
