Communities in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State are experiencing unrest as gunmen identified by locals as Fulani herders have returned in full force to renew their destructive campaign.
FIJ learned that between Thursday and Tuesday, more than 30 locals lost their lives to the attacks, while many women and children fled to other areas.
A Bokkos resident who asked not to be named told FIJ that four natives protecting a part of the Ghatingut village in the Mbar district of Bokkos were shot to death by the Fulani herders on Sunday.
He said the attackers also killed one person in Wumat and extended their destruction to places like Kawel and Butura Kampani.
“There was an attack at Butura Kampani on Monday. As a result, the women of the area came out to protest inside the town, stating that they wanted their leaders to do something about the attacks because they were tired,” he told FIJ.
“Inside Bokkos town, you’d hear gunshots in different locations almost every night. Now, there are plenty of cows around Bokkos town, and we don’t know why they are there.”
