The Bokkos Cultural Development Forum (BCDF Vanguard) has expressed alarm regarding the looming threat of a complete takeover of Plateau State by terrorists and Fulani militia groups.
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In a statement released after an extraordinary meeting held in Jos on Friday, the BCDA Vanguard highlighted the disturbing trend of ongoing attacks and invasions in communities, particularly in Bokkos, Mangu, Riyom, and Bassa over the last four months. They believe that these attacks indicate a clear agenda by the terrorists to seize control of the state, especially since the targeted areas are vital food-producing regions.
The BCDA Vanguard expressed serious concern about the terrorists’ ability to move freely within the captured communities, where they shoot indiscriminately at anyone, including security forces. They warned that if the government and security agencies do not take immediate action to curb these dangerous activities, it may only be a matter of time before the entire state is overrun.
A portion of the statement, signed by the group’s Chairman Barr. Farmasum Fuddang and Secretary Amb. Duwam Bosco, states:
“It has been four months since over 50 of our members were brutally killed by terrorists in Hurti village, Manguna district, in just one day.
“Since that attack in April, more than 100 lives have been lost due to ongoing violence in Bokkos, with millions of dollars worth of property, including crops, destroyed.
“Despite this, the global community continues to ignore the imminent threat of extinction faced by the remaining residents of Bokkos, whose location at the border of Plateau State and Nasarawa State serves as the only barrier preventing terrorists from the northwest and northeast from overrunning Plateau State.
“In just the last four days, at least two individuals have been killed and over 15 injured, some critically, in violent assaults targeting the Mushere district. The affected villages include Dimar, Hokk, Margif, Kopmur, Nina, Ikgngwaghap, and Fokholdep. As of today, more than ten villages have been