Gunmen now go about molesting our Wives, Women after taking over our Community – Group laments
Youths Allege Sexual Violence by Fulani Militants in Plateau Communities
Gunmen now go about molesting our Wives, Women after taking over our Community – Group laments
Barrister Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri, National President of the Berom Youths Moulders Association (BYM), has accused Fulani militants of raping and sexually assaulting women and girls in villages across Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau State.
Mwantiri raised the alarm in a video while inspecting communities reportedly attacked and sacked by the militants. He stated that after seizing control of the villages, the attackers have allegedly targeted women for sexual abuse.
The BYM president condemned the actions, asserting that the invaders are “not satisfied with killing the people and taking over their ancestral lands but now derive pleasure in humiliating the women by raping them and killing those who dare to resist.”
He called for urgent attention from security agencies to protect residents and prevent further atrocities in the affected communities.
Speaking in the video footage, Mwantiri said: “I am Barrister Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri, the National President of the Berom Youths Moulders Association (BYM). We are here in Gassa, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State.
“We are in the interior bush where over 60 farmlands that were ready for harvest in one or two weeks were mischievously and wilfully grazed upon and destroyed.
“As you can see, the farmers are here lamenting and crying out because of the hunger that has now set in. This is their only means of livelihood.
“Now that their farms and crops have been destroyed, they have no option but to become beggars in their own land. It is not that these farms were moved from where they were cultivated to the Fulani cows, but the Fulani herders brought their cows into the farms to graze and destroy the crops that were ready for harvest.
“There are uncultivated lands where they could have grazed peacefully, but they decided to graze on people’s farms just to destroy their crops and throw them into hunger.
“All we are crying out for now is justice. We want justice for these victims who have not done anything to warrant this wickedness from the Fulani people. It is not that they took their farms and cultivated them in Fulani settlements.
“The Fulani moved all the way from Fass, which is about three kilometers, to Gassa to graze and destroy people’s farms. Even the attacks they carry out have always been perpetrated from that end.
“We are calling on the government to declare that place a terrorist enclave so that the people can breathe and sleep with their two eyes closed. We know they will still come back and destroy the remaining farmlands.
“You can imagine the destruction they carried out in broad daylight, what will happen at night can only be imagined.
“Just a few weeks ago, they destroyed over 300 farms in Riyom. We see this as an economic war they are waging against our people. Apart from destroying the farmlands, the Fulani herders are killing our people, raping our women, defiling our children, and sacking our communities. Any woman who tries to resist them is either killed or maimed.
“So it is a holistic battle that these people have already planned and are implementing. Here, there is wilful grazing, while in other places, it is wilful mowing down of farm crops, where they come with machetes and cut down the crops.
“In this 2025, we have had not less than 4,000 farmlands destroyed by the Fulani people, and I mean completely destroyed, running into thousands of hectares of farmland.
“This is just in Gassa alone. We are not even talking about the ones in Rahos, Faan, Heipang, and other places. What this means is that all these communities have been earmarked for attacks, to weaken them economically and subject them to avoidable hunger.”
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Tinubu mourns Abubakar’s passing, the Imam who shielded over 200 Christians in his mosque during communal riot
Tinubu mourns Abubakar’s passing, the Imam who shielded over 200 Christians in his mosque during communal riot
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, Chief Imam of Nghar village, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau, who passed away at 92.
This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Friday in Abuja.
The late cleric gained national and international recognition in 2018 for sheltering more than 200 Christians during communal violence in Plateau.
Tinubu described Abubakar as an extraordinary religious leader whose life exemplified faith, courage and a deep reverence for the sanctity of human life.
“At such a time when tribal and religious tendencies seemed to overwhelm reason, Imam Abubakar stood firmly on the side of peace, benevolence and conscience.
“Mindless of the enormous risk to his own life, the noble cleric chose humanity over division, love as opposed to hatred and embrace rather than rejection,” the President said.
He said the Imam’s actions embodied the true essence of faith and delivered a powerful message beyond sermons.
The President noted that the cleric’s uncommon bravery earned him local and international honours celebrating peaceful coexistence.
“I urge religious and community leaders to imbibe and preach the spirit of tolerance, mutual respect and peaceful togetherness as expounded in the life of Imam Abubakar,” Tinubu said.
He prayed that God grants the late Imam eternal rest and rewards him for his courage and good deeds. (NAN)
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Govt. introduces solar installation, garment making, GSM repairs in jss curriculum
Govt. introduces solar installation, garment making, GSM repairs in jss curriculum
The Anambra Government has introduced 15 entrepreneurial subjects into the Junior Secondary School (JSS) curriculum to enhance students’ practical skills and foster an entrepreneurial mindset.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new subjects include solar installation, garment making, GSM repairs, agriculture and processing, plumbing, tiling, POP installation and event management.
Others are bakery, hairstyling, make-up, interior design, CCTV/intercom installation, digital literacy, information technology and robotics.
Prof. Nkechi Ikediugwu, Chairperson ,Post Primary Schools Service Commission (PPSSC), while speaking at the occasion in Awka on Friday, said the initiative was aimed at repositioning education to meet contemporary needs.
Ikediugwu noted that in a rapidly changing world, education should go beyond theory and examinations to equip students with practical skills, creativity, innovation and an entrepreneurial mindset.
“The goal of the programme is to prepare learners, not only to seek jobs but to create value, generate employment and contribute meaningfully to the economic development of the state,”she said.
Mr Cyril Nwuche of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, delivered a paper titled “Building Entrepreneurial Secondary Schools: Why Every School Needs an Entrepreneurship Club”.
Nwuche said the introduction of entrepreneurial subjects showed that the government was on the path to transforming the state’s economy.
“Traditional academic instruction alone is no longer sufficient to prepare children for the future.
“There is the need for schools to embrace practical and skill-based learning to enable students to thrive in a dynamic global environment, ” he said. (NAN)
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Two men docked for allegedly defiling underaged girl
Two men docked for allegedly defiling underaged girl
The police in Lagos on Friday, charged two men before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling an 11- year-old girl.
The defendants are: Prince Tomnyie, 40, a businessman, who resides at Agege, and Micheal Adenuga, 24, a furniture maker, who resides at Atere Street in Lekki.
They are standing trial on charges of defilement, and had each pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, ASP Adegoke Ademigbuji told the court that they committed the offence sometimes in December 2024, and September 2025, at Langbasa Ajah and Igbara Lekki, Lagos .
The prosecutor alleged that the victim’s father, had taken his daughter for medical check and it was discovered that the minor had been defiled.
The prosecution alleged that the victim had told her father that his friend, Tomnyie, defiled her sometimes ago.
Ademigbuji alleged that the victim also mentioned the second defendant’s name who lives in their neigbourhood.
The offence contravenes the provisons of section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr L. A Owolabi, granted the defendants bail in the sum of of N600,000 each, with two sureties each in like sum.
He adjourned the case until March 5, for mention. (NAN)
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