Fresh Plateau attack : Chief Imam, Okada rider killed

Malam Muhammad Sani Idris, the Chief Imam of the Jumma’at Mosque in Ndun village, Tangur District, Bokkos local government area of Plateau state, and Muhammad Gambo, an okada rider, have both been killed.

The event was confirmed by Garba Abdullahi, the chairman of the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN) on Wednesday, January 3.

He stated that Salisu Muhammad Sani Idris, the younger brother of the deceased Imam, sustained injuries during the attack and was undergoing treatment at Dung Hospital located in Bokkos town.

The chairman said the incident had been reported to the security agencies in Bokkos for immediate action.

The latest killings of the two herders came barely a week after about 23 villages of Bokkos LGA were attacked where more than 150 people were killed.

Narrating how the incident occurred, the GAFDAN chairman said: “The chief Imam and his younger were attacked on Monday, after arriving at the community to collect some of their belongings left from the recent attacks where houses of our members were burned down.

So, they went there to see if they could pick some of their property but suddenly were attacked. The hoodlums killed the imam while his younger brother survived machete wounds.

The second deceased, Muhammed Gambo, an okada rider and our member, was killed on Monday around Bokkos Market while bringing a passenger to the area. We have reported the two incidents to the Police and Operation Safe Have in Bokkos,” the chairman added.

Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, along with the service chiefs, visited the state on Sunday. Their visit was aimed at assessing the security situation and sympathising with the victims of recent attacks.

During their visit to one of the affected communities, the service chiefs vowed to put an end to the needless killings in the state.

Attacks and counterattacks have become commonplace in the state, especially between herders and farming communities.