T£ars, anger as Plateau bur!es eight k!lled family members
Tears, anger as Plateau buries eight killed family members
Eight victims of Thursday night’s attack on Mbwelle village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State were buried on Friday in a mass funeral marked by grief and renewed calls for vigilance.
The victims were killed at about 11 pm when gunmen invaded the community and opened fire indiscriminately for nearly an hour.
Most of those killed were said to be 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.
In his remarks, he said, “My fellow Christians, I will not stop calling on heaven because of our brothers and sisters who have been killed in Bokkos. These were people living peacefully without knowing they would be killed today, without knowing that some people were planning to come and kill them, while we were busy thinking that we were living in peace with them.
“Most of the victims are members of the Christ Apostolic Church. The other time, I was at the Catholic Church in Kuru, and 90 per cent of the attack victims were Catholic members. I have performed mass burials for COCIN members, ECWA members and Pentecostal members. We are all under dilemma.”
He added, “With what is happening, they want to ensure that the people they have chosen for Plateau will be the ones at the helm of leadership in 2027 so that they will control.”
The cleric’s comments came as residents expressed anger over the attack.
Chairman of the Community Peace Observers in Bokkos LGA, Kefas Mallai, had earlier said the assault created tension in the community, noting that “the people are saying they want to protest because the security men did not protect them and the attack lasted for hours, yet there was no security presence to repel the assailants.”
The 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,” adding that the gunmen “mostly targeted one family.”
The burial took place amid ongoing security operations in the state.
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace on Thursday neutralised 10 terrorists in Wase and Kanam Local Government Areas and recovered arms and logistics supplies.
Efforts to get a reaction from the Plateau State Police Command on the Mbwelle attack were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.
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