According to the news report published by ICC, Plateau State police and the Nigerian army have not arrested any of the Fulani militant attackers after 21 Christians were killed in three communities in Bokkos county of North-Central Nigeria late last year.
After the militants killed 21 Christians, burnt down houses and churches, and raped female students at a State university in Bokkos, none was arrested, says Plateau State Police spokesman DSP Alfred Alabo. In the month of November, many were displaced by attacks. The Nigerian army says it is still investing and the state government has yet to provide relief to the victims.
The militants attacked Wumat a village in Bokkos on 22 November 2022. “The attackers came at night,” said Pastor Zaphaniah Kabung. Kabung told that nine were killed because they were Christians and the militants wanted to take over their land. Such stories are a repeated matter in Kwata, Maikatako, Ndar, and surrounding villages of North-central Nigeria.
Af 45-year-old woman in Wumat who was shot in the back says that it was Fulani militants who attacked them that night. She lost four relatives including her son, and she was shot while running to escape. She said the state government promised to pay their hospital bills but that she had not received any help yet.
Kubung said the attack impacted the community deeply. In addition to the deaths and injuries, their food was burnt. Pastor Kubung says the attack was persecution and pleaded with the international community to help his community with relief. He also asked Christians to pray for them.
A female student of Plateau State University, Bokkos said that nine students were raped by Fulani militants within one year. She accused the state government of not fencing the school and providing adequate lighting supplies to see their enemies. Students leaving in Ndar, 1km from the university, say they are not safe because militants consistently harassed and attacked students. Two students were killed by the militants in Ndar village.