Nigeria Roundup Report: Attackers in Military Uniforms Kill Village Security Guard as October Killings Mount

On the night of Monday, October 12, armed Fulani attackers invaded Nchiya community in Mangu Local Government Area (LGA), Plateau State. They attacked two men at a local vigilance point with gunfire and machetes, killing 65-year-old Dauda Shamaki. The second man escaped. Two of the attackers wore military uniforms, according to a statement by the Mwaghavul Youth Movement (MYM).

Earlier that day, near Aloghom community, Fulani attackers shot and injured a security operative after cattle were driven onto farmland, destroying crops, the movement said.

The statement, issued on October 13, was signed by Director of Public Affairs Tubwot Joël Sunday on behalf of MYM President Comr. Jonathan Kyesmang Yusuf. It said, “While there is no concrete evidence yet that the military as an institution provided cover for the attackers, the presence of individuals in military uniform among the attackers is highly suspicious and must be thoroughly investigated.”

The movement called on the military high command, the Plateau State Government and security agencies to investigate the attacks and prosecute those responsible. It also said Fulani residents “must also be subjected to collective blame because of their continued conspiracy of silence.”

The Nchiya killing was among a series of attacks between October 2 and 13 in Plateau State, including communities in Barkin Ladi, Bokkos and Mangu LGAs, 30 to 40 miles south of the state capital, Jos. On October 2, two people were killed in Jenta community, Jos South LGA. On October 4, two people were killed in Matan Kubet, Bokkos LGA. That night, Fulani herdsmen killed two Christians and injured three others in Mangor village, according to Bokkos youth leader Bwefang Sunday.

In Barkin Ladi LGA, attackers injured Bulus Chun Pam of Gwom Ajang, Foron District, on October 7. He died two days later at Jos University Teaching Hospital.

At about 7 p.m. on October 8, gunmen ambushed and killed a police officer riding to his duty post along the Kwi-Beco road in the Chit area of Heipang District. Plateau State Police Command spokesperson DSP Alabo Alfred did not respond to inquiries.

In neighboring Riyom LGA, attackers killed 42-year-old David Danjuma and rustled 114 cattle in Wereng between October 6 and 12, according to the BYM.

At about 3 p.m. on October 9, attackers killed John Mafulul, 53, and Ezekiel Yohanna, 50, at a mining site in the Jamus area of Kazok villages, Gashish District, according to the Berom Youth Moulders Association (BYM). The association blamed “Radical Islamic Fulani Militias.”

On October 11, two people were killed in the Mai Katako area of Bokkos LGA. On October 13, James Joro Dung, 48, was killed in Tafan, Barkin Ladi LGA, according to the BYM.

Also on the night of October 13, gunmen shot Mishkaham Yohanna Jatau Samkwar, a traditional leader of the Mwaghavul people, in the leg at his home in Daffo, Bokkos LGA. He later died at a cottage hospital in Mangu.

Kidnappers had abducted his son, Zuhumnan Nanle, in Daffo on October 3 and released him on October 12. Bulus Dabit, national president of the Mwaghavul Development Association (MDA), said, “It is very clear that the recent attackers are the kidnappers.”

The attacks continued despite a curfew. On September 21, the Plateau State Government imposed a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew on Barkin Ladi, Bokkos and Mangu LGAs and banned motorcycles in those areas, Commissioner for Information and Communication Joyce Ramnap announced.

The following night, at about 7:49 p.m., gunmen killed three vigilantes on the Kyikyau–Gyambwas boundary in Mangu Halle District during curfew hours. The victims were Samson Dachet, 45, Gambo Fwangyil, 50, and Zughumnan Bamaiyi, 35.

MYM Director of Public Affairs Tubwot Joël Sunday asked, “Who is the curfew ultimately protecting?” Dabit said, “The curfew is not working with lawless persons.” Operation Enduring Peace spokesperson Capt. Polycarp Oteh declined to comment.

The October attacks followed the killing of about 70 Christians across Plateau State in September. In Mangu LGA alone, 76 churches and worship centers have been destroyed since 2023, according to a list compiled by community leaders. Of these, 57 belonged to the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN). The remainder served Baptist, Catholic, Anglican, ECWA, Deeper Life, Living Faith, Assembly of God and independent congregations. Ten of the 76 were still under construction when they were destroyed.

In September, the MDA said that “more than 750 members of Mwaghavul communities have been killed in recurring violence since 2023.”

No response from the military, the police or the Plateau State Government to the Mwaghavul Youth Movement’s call to investigate the attackers in military uniforms could be found. No arrests have been announced in the killings of Dauda Shamaki, the Kazok miners, the police officer on the Kwi-Beco road or Mishkaham Yohanna Jatau Samkwar.

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