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Woman killed, two injured as gunmen attack groundnut farmers in Plateau
A woman has been killed and two others injured after suspected armed men allegedly attacked farmers harvesting groundnuts at Gwom-Ajang, Foron District, in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday at about 4pm while the women were working on their farm.
A community leader, Bitrus Gyang, confirmed the attack to newsmen, stating that the victims were harvesting groundnuts when the assailants struck.
The attackers were suspected to be Fulani militias, although further details about their identities and the circumstances surrounding the incident were not immediately available.
“The incident occurred around 4pm while they were harvesting groundnuts on the farm. The women were harvesting their groundnuts when the attackers who were positively identified as Fulani militias attacked them.
“One of the women was killed while two others sustained injuries during the attack,” Gyang said.
National President of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, BYM, Barr. Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri, who also confirmed the attack in a statement on Sunday morning, said the attack was another sad occurrence of invasion by bandits.
“After the attack that claimed the life of a woman, named Mrs. Anthonia Sunday, aged 60, while Mrs Happiness Gwom, 30 years, sustained life-threatening injuries as she has been rushed to Jos University Teaching Hospital.
“The attack is said to have been unleashed on a group of women, who were harvesting groundnuts and soya beans at Gwom-AJang of Foron District, Barkin Ladi LGA this afternoon, Saturday, 24th day of October, 2026,” the BYM President said.
He, however, called on security operatives to track down the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
Meanwhile, efforts to get a confirmation from the State Police spokesman, SP Alabo Alfred were futile as he neither picked up his calls nor responded to text messages sent to his phone.
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