Six people were killed by gunmen on Sunday night in a new attack on the Ikn’gwakap village of Mushere Chiefdom in Plateau State’s Bokkos Local Government Area.
Eyewitnesses said the gunmen invaded the community after midnight and began shooting erratically.
Chronicle NG gathered that numerous residences were destroyed during the gunmen’s raid.
Kutyil Gashion Nahum, National Publicity Secretary of the Mushere Youth Movement, acknowledged the tragic situation in a statement on Monday.
The statement reads, “On the night of Sunday, September 14, 2025, six innocent persons, including women and children, were brutally murdered in their sleep in Ikn’gwakap, the headquarters of Mushere Chiefdom. Several others remain missing, leaving families in fear, trauma, and uncertainty.
“It is both alarming and unacceptable that despite repeated attacks on Mushere communities, not a single perpetrator has been arrested or neutralised. This persistent failure highlights the urgent need for a total overhaul of the security architecture in the area.
“We therefore call on the government at all levels to rise to its constitutional duty of protecting lives and property. The continued silence and inaction only embolden terrorists to perpetrate more violence on defenceless communities.”
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“While demanding immediate and decisive action, we equally urge all citizens across Mushere and Bokkos to remain vigilant, united, and proactive in safeguarding their communities, even as we continue to press peacefully and firmly for justice and lasting peace.”
The community leader stressed that the people’s blood should not be lost in vain, saying, “The time for decisive action is now.”
Our correspondent also learned that at around 10 p.m. on Sunday, kidnappers entered into a house in Dong village, Jos North LGA, and abduted two little children.
“We are just at the house now. Since the incident happened, we have not seen the two children,” a resident, Mark Josiah, said.
Alabo Alfred, the Plateau State Police Command spokesman, has yet to issue a public statement on the two incidents, but a source from the police headquarters said security personnel had been deployed to the affected areas to examine the situation.
