Residents allege existence of terrorist camps in Plateau villages

Some communities in Ryiom and Barkin ladi government areas of Plateau State have cried out to security agencies for help over alleged plans by Fulani militants to launch fresh attacks on them. One of the communities, Shonong, in a petition sent to the state commissioner of police, said that several of its men were killed while working on their farms last month.

A petition signed by Shonong youth leader, Yohanna Ciroma described the situation in the area as ‘silent terrorism’, saying “our communities has been under siege by armed Fulani men.”

The concern villagers said they had discovered a trainiing camp of some unknown gunmen behind a rocky hill in Rim, near Riyom.

According to the villagers, “the alarm has became necessary so as to attract security agencies to come to our aid in protection; the whole of Bachit district is under serious risk of gunmen attack, if nothing is done to improve security surveillance in the areas.”

A member of a vigilance group in Riyom, Dangyang Bulus, also said: “We discovered their plans, because one of the Fulani living with us was invited to join them in their training camp. “He deceived them by saying that he would go home and prepare to join, later but refused to go back to the camp.

“So, it is our Fulani neighbour who revealed the secret to us. We have communicated the information to the police and the security agencies in charge of these areas, but from all indications, they are afraid of going there. Some of them even said we are raising false alarm.

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