Militias kill traditional ruler in Plateau community

The accepted ruler of Daffo assemblage successful Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Da Jatau Yohanna Samkwar, has been killed by gunmen suspected to beryllium Fulani militias who attacked his residence successful the village.

According to a younker person successful the community, Malo Stephen, the gunmen attacked the residence of the monarch, who was the Mishkaham Bokkos, connected Monday night, shooting him successful the limb and head. He was rushed to a infirmary successful Daffo for attraction but died connected Wednesday.

Stephen, who confirmed the incidental to journalists connected Thursday, said the gunmen had stormed the accepted ruler’s residence connected the nighttime of the onslaught and fired sporadically earlier gaining entranceway into the compound, wherever they changeable him.

“The gunmen, who were Fulani people, came to the location of Da Jatau Yohanna Samkwar connected Monday nighttime and changeable him successful the limb and head. He was rushed to a infirmary successful Daffo, but helium was aboriginal referred to different hospital. Unfortunately, helium died,” the younker person said.

He besides revealed that 1 of the accepted ruler’s sons had been kidnapped earlier but was released connected Sunday, earlier the attackers returned to the residence and changeable his father.

“These attacks are becoming excessively galore successful Bokkos. Almost each day, idiosyncratic is killed oregon thing happens. The concern is be...