Terrorists suspected to be Fulani militias on Saturday allegedly invaded a farm at Gwom-Ajang, Foron District, in Barkin Ladi Native Executive House of Plateau State, killing a girl and injuring two others whilst they have been harvesting groundnuts.
A group chief, Bitrus Gyang who showed the incident to newsmen, stated the assault happened at about 4pm whilst the ladies have been operating on their farm.
“The incident happened round 4pm whilst they have been harvesting groundnuts at the farm. The ladies have been harvesting their groundnuts when the attackers who have been definitely known as Fulani militias attacked them.
“One of the most ladies was once killed whilst two others sustained accidents all the way through the assault,” Gyang stated.
Nationwide President of the Berom Early life Moulders Affiliation, BYM, Barr. Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri, who additionally showed the assault in a commentary on Sunday morning, stated the assault was once any other unhappy incidence of invasion via bandits.
“After the assault that claimed the lifetime of a girl, named Mrs. Anthonia Sunday, elderly 60, whilst Mrs Happiness Gwom, 30 years, sustained life-threatening accidents as she has been rushed to Jos College Educating Clinic.
“The assault is claimed to had been unleashed on a gaggle of girls, who have been harvesting groundnuts and soya beans at Gwom-AJang of Foron District, Barkin Ladi LGA this afternoon, Saturday, twenty fourth day of October, 2026,” the BYM President stated.
He, on the other hand, known as on safety operatives to trace down the perpetrators and produce them to justice.
In the meantime, efforts to get a affirmation from the State Police spokesman, SP Alabo Alfred have been futile as he neither picked up his calls nor replied to textual content messages despatched to his telephone.