Eight victims of Plateau night attack laid to rest

Eight victims of Thursday night’s attack on Mbwelle village in Bokkos Local Government Area were buried Friday in a mass funeral. The victims were killed around 11 pm when gunmen invaded the community and opened fire indiscriminately for close to an hour. Most of those killed were members of the same family. Those laid to rest were Elder Iliya Mangut Dakus, Mr Luck Titus Dakus, Mr Habila Istifanu Dakus, Mr Hassan Istifanus Dakus, Mrs Hassan Moses Dakus, Biggie Lucky Dakus, Sunday Gideon Dakus and Mr Innocent Barnabas Makwin. Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, who conducted the burial ceremony, addressed mourners at the graveside. Chairman of the Community Peace Observers in Bokkos LGA, Kefas Mallai, had earlier said the assault created tension in the community. Youth Leader of Bokkos, Christopher Luka, described the killings as “a sad and devastating assault on the people of Bokkos and Plateau State as a whole.” The burial took place amid ongoing security operations in the state. Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE on Thursday neutralised ten terrorists in Wase and Kanam LGAs and recovered arms and logistics supplies. Efforts to get a reaction from the Plateau State Police Command on the Mbwelle attack were unsuccessful at the time of filing this report.