Tragedy Strikes Bokkos: Gunmen Attack Mining Site, Leave 4 Dead, 5 Injured
At least four young men have been confirmed killed with five others injured after gunmen attacked a tin mining site in Batura community of Bokkos local government area of Plateau State on Friday night.
According to a statement by the President of the Butura Youth Movement, Sabastine Magit on Saturday morning, the victims were working at a mining site when the gunmen attacked them around 9 pm, killing four persons on the spot while five others were injured, before fleeing the area.
“In yet another unprovoked assault on members of the Butura community, armed terrorists, speaking the Fulani dialect, opened fire on innocent youths working at a mining site near the villages of Kuba and Maikatako in the Butura district of Bokkos Local Government Area in Plateau State,” the youth leader said.
“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, 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.”
Magit also noted that the killing of the youths was the latest in a series of unprovoked attacks on their community, which has seen over 20 of their community members killed in the last month alone, all attributed to suspected Fulani assailants.
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