Wednesday, February 25 2026 - Nine victims of a terror attack in Dorowa Babuje community, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, were on Tuesday laid to rest in a mass burial conducted in the community.
The burial ceremony attracted a large gathering of grieving
family members, community leaders, religious figures, and concerned residents
who came to pay their last respects to the deceased.
The Chairman of the Regional Church Council of the Church of
Christ in Nigeria, Ezekiel Dachomo, who officiated the ceremony, condemned the
killings while lamenting the calamity that had befallen the people.
Dachomo called for the protection of Christian communities
facing persecution and urged forgiveness for the perpetrators.
“The need for protection of Christians and Christian
communities that are facing persecution is paramount. We need to pray for the
widows and those who lost their breadwinners. We also need to forgive even the
bandits,” Dachomo said.
National President of the Berom Youths Moulders Association,
Solomon Mwantiri, expressed frustration over the attack, saying early warnings
were ignored.
“Today, we are burying nine victims of terror attacks and
two will be buried in Jol tomorrow. This is heartbreaking and too much for our
people. Before this attack, we knew that an early warning had been given and
nothing seemed to have been done about it. We are appealing for the relocation
of the Operation Enduring Peace and the movement of the same security
operatives to the Fulani settlement. For all these while, security has been
stationed in our areas and the situation has kept deteriorating without any
improvement despite the fact that we commended the rapid response of the
security agents in this particular incident of Dorowa Babuje.
“But why won’t the security be moved to the Fulani camp so
that from there, where the attack is being launched, if the security men are
there, will they say no to their presence? I also appeal that all these
military drones that are hovering over Plateau, why won’t they have 24 -hour
concentration in the Fulani settlement where these attacks are coming from?
“And also, open grazing is a problem. The government must
wake up and ensure that they enforce the ban on open grazing because that has
always been a ploy for killing. They (the killers) will first make an
allegation of killing and then use it as a ploy to descend on the innocent
people and carry out a deadly attack on them,” Mwantiri said.
Plateau State Commissioner for Environment, Climate Change,
and Mineral Development, Peter Gwom, condemned the attack, saying, “I’m pained
by what happened. We are trying our best as a government. Let’s support the
government in fighting terrorism.”
Gwom urged residents to take precautions and support the
government’s efforts to restore peace. “Let’s be conscious about what’s
happening. If we need to go home early for now, let’s do that,” he said.
Our Correspondent reports that solemn prayers were offered
for the repose of the victims’ souls, amid an atmosphere of tension and calls
for justice by the grieving community.
Recall that on February 3, more than 160 people were killed
and several others injured or abducted following a terrorist attack on the Woro
community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State.
On Wednesday, the Deputy Chairman of Riyom Local Government
Area of Plateau State, Gwong Gwya Song, revealed that 30 indigenes were killed
and over 500 displaced following the terrorist.
He said, “For now, the number of persons displaced so far is
707. Some of them have returned home, but some are still stranded.
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