The Chief Imam of Jumma’at Mosque of Ndun village of Tangur District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Malam Muhammad Sani Idris and a commercial motorcycle rider, Muhammad Gambo, have been killed.
The Chairman of Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), Garba Abdullahi, disclosed this on Wednesday.
He said, a younger brother of the slain Imam, Salisu Muhammad Sani Idris injured in the attack is receiving treatment at Dung Hospital in Bokkos town.
The chairman said the incident had been reported to the security agencies in Bokkos for immediate actions.
The latest murder of the two herders came barely a week after about 23 villages of Bokkos LGA were attacked where more than 150 people were killed.
The GAFDAN chairman said, “The chief Imam and his younger brother were attacked on Monday, after arriving at the community to collect some of their belongings left from the recent attacks where houses of our members were burned down.
“So, they went there to see if they could pick some of their property but suddenly were attacked. The hoodlums killed the imam while his younger brother survived machete wounds.
“The second deceased, Muhammed Gambo, an okada rider and our member, was killed on Monday around Bokkos Market while bringing a passenger to the area. We have reported the two incidents to the Police and Operation Safe Have in Bokkos,” the chairman added.
Neither the spokesperson of OPSH, Captain Oya James nor his state police command counterpart, DSP Alabo Alfred, have pondered the inquiry as at the time of filing this report.
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, along with the service chiefs, on Sunday visited the state to assess the security situation and sympathise with the victims of recent attacks.
The service chiefs said they would end the killings in the state.
Attacks and counter attacks have become commonplace in the state especially between herders and farming communities.
