At least 20 people were killed on Monday night when suspected Fulani militias attacked Bindi community in the Ta-Hoss district of Riyom Local Government Area, Plateau State.
At least 20 people were killed on Monday night when suspected Fulani militias attacked Bindi community in the Ta-Hoss district of Riyom Local Government Area, Plateau State. An unspecified number of residents sustained injuries as people fled the village.
According to a statement by the Riyom chapter of the Coalition for the Protection of Democracy (COPDEM), signed by Gideon Manjal and Gadu Daniel Dong, the attackers carried out a house-to-house massacre targeting women, children, and the elderly.
“The attackers, who were properly identified as Fulani extremists by survivors, stormed the Bindi community in Ta-Hoss district of Riyom Local Government Area on Monday night and, in their regular pattern of attack which is consistent with several previous attacks across Riyom and other parts of Plateau, systematically slaughtered over 20 innocent people including women, children, and old people,” the group said.
They alleged the attackers used sophisticated weapons and aimed to exterminate locals and seize their land.