The victims, mostly farmers including both men and women, were said to have been ambushed by gunmen on Monday.
Residents of the area reported that the assailants, believed to be armed Fulani militia, stormed the village, firing indiscriminately and setting multiple houses on fire. Several others sustained injuries in the assault and were rushed to nearby medical facilities, including the Jos University Teaching Hospital and Plateau Hospital.
Confirming the incident, Dalyop Solomon, National President of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, told newsmen that , “27 persons were killed, and many were injured. We have taken thebodies to different hospitals before the burial.”
Chairman of Riyom Local Government Area, Bature Shuwa, acknowledged the tragedy but stated that he was still en route to the affected area and could not yet provide an official death toll.
At the time of filing this report, security agencies had not issued any public statement. Efforts to reach the
spokespersons for Operation Safe Haven and the Plateau State Police Command — Major Samson Zhakom and DSP Alabo Alfred — were unsuccessful, as both had yet to respond to inquiries.
The latest attack adds to the growing list of violent incidents that have plagued communities in Plateau State in recent months, drawing renewed attention to the region’s ongoing security crisis. In response to the persistent unrest, the Plateau State government recently recruited 150 new agro-rangers in a bid to bolster rural security and safeguard farming communities.
