The Berom Youth Moulders-Association (BYM) has confirmed that six people were killed and one other injured in separate attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi and Riyom local government areas of Plateau State.

BYM, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Rwang Tengwong, said the first attacks occurred on Saturday when six people were killed after gunmen attacked Ta-Hoss in Riyom Local Government Area and Sabon Layi in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, while the second attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday in Kwi, Riyom Local Government Area.

Tengwong described the attacks as a continuation of the sustained campaign of terror against peaceful Plateau Christian communities, particularly in Riyom and Barkin Ladi local government areas.

He condemned the continued siege on Berom land by bandits and called on security agencies to be alive to their responsibilities and flush them out of the affected areas.

The statement said, “The Berom Youth Moulders-Association (BYM) under the leadership of Barr. Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri strongly condemns the fresh wave of coordinated attacks by armed Fulani terrorists that claimed the lives of six innocent people and left one woman critically injured in separate attacks on Ta-Hoss, Riyom LGA, and Sabon Layi, Barkin Ladi LGA on Saturday, 4th July 2026, and Kwi, Riyom LGA in the early hours of Sunday, 5th July 2026.

“At about 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, 4th July 2026, Armed Fulani terrorists operating from the Fulani Settlement in Bangai axis attacked farmers on their farmland at Rinyan Village in Ta-Hoss Community, Riyom Local Government Area.

“The attackers shot dead Mrs Hudung Luka (40) and critically injured Mrs Ladi Istifanus (50).

“Later that same night, terrorists invaded Sabon Layi Community in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area and brutally murdered Sunday (25), Benjamin James (33) and Godwin Yakubu (27).

“In the early hours of Sunday, 5th July 2026, the terrorists struck again, killing Mr Peter Bulus in Kwi Village, Riyom Local Government Area.

“These attacks are not isolated incidents but form part of a persistent pattern of violence deliberately targeting innocent civilians, farmers, and rural communities.

“The repeated killings continue to instil fear, displace families, and threaten the livelihoods of the Berom people.

“BYM is deeply concerned by recent security intelligence reports indicating that armed Fulani terrorists are allegedly camped in different locations across Plateau State with the objective of launching coordinated attacks on vulnerable communities.

“This disturbing development calls for immediate, intelligence-driven security operations to identify, dismantle, and neutralise these camps before more innocent lives are lost. Security agencies must act proactively rather than waiting to respond after attacks have occurred.”

While extending his condolences to the bereaved families, Tengwong called on the Federal Government, the Plateau State Government, the military, the police, the Department of State Services, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and all other security agencies to immediately identify, arrest and prosecute the perpetrators and their sponsors.

BYM also demanded intensified surveillance of identified flashpoints and decisive action based on available intelligence to forestall further attacks. (The Sun)

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