Terrorists killed 10 people in coordinated attacks on Jol and Dorowa Babuje communities in Plateau State’s Riyom Local Government Area on Sunday night.
Local leaders confirmed the deaths Monday as families mourned and residents demanded stronger protection.
Barrister Solomon Dalyop, National President of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, detailed the assault in a phone interview with Channels Television.
Terrorists struck both communities between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., slaughtering nine victims in Dorowa Babuje and one in Jol.
Furthermore, the terrorists who hit Jol rode motorcycles from the Manga axis despite earlier warnings security agencies received about suspicious movements.
Operation Rainbow personnel already patrolled the area and swiftly repelled the attackers, which kept casualties low.
Additionally, terrorists emerged from the Jong-Wereh area—where they had camped for days—to storm Dorowa Babuje.
Dalyop commended the military for its rapid intervention.
“If not for the quick intervention of the military in Dorowa, the casualty figure would have been much higher.
We must commend them for their swift response,” he stated.
The raids also left three residents seriously injured; responders rushed them to nearby hospitals for treatment.
Meanwhile, angry youths and women blocked the Jos highway on Monday to protest the killings and voice long-standing frustration over repeated violence.
One protester declared the community could no longer tolerate empty promises from authorities.
The attacks add to a disturbing pattern of night raids that has displaced farming families across Riyom in recent months.
Community leaders now renew urgent calls on federal and state governments to deploy sustained security and launch genuine peacebuilding efforts.
Efforts to reach Plateau State Police Command spokesman Alfred Alabo for comment proved unsuccessful, and the command issued no official statement by press time.
Residents of Jol and Dorowa Babuje now live in fear, but leaders insist the security forces’ prompt actions prevented an even worse tragedy.
They vow to keep pressing for lasting solutions to end the cycle of terror.
