Update: Police Confirm Plateau Attacks As Communities Begin Burial Plans

-The police in Plateau State have provided an update on the recent night attacks on Jol and Dorowa Babuje communities in Ropp District, in Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas, even as families of affected victims have begun preparations to bury those killed during the attacks.

Speaking off camera to Channels Television, the state Police Commissioner, Bassey Eteh, confirmed that security operatives swiftly moved into the areas after distress calls were received and worked in collaboration with other security agencies to repel the attackers and restore calm.

Eteh noted that reports from his DPO indicated that four persons were killed, while several others sustained injuries during the attacks, adding that the police have continued to maintain a strong security presence in the affected communities to protect lives and property and to ensure that normalcy is fully restored.

Earlier accounts by community leaders had put the casualty figure higher following the coordinated attacks, which occurred between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m on Sunday.

The National President of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, BYMA, Barrister Solomon Dalyop, had said the attackers struck Jol and Dorowa Babuje from different routes, alleging that armed men rode into Jol on motorcycles from the Manga axis, while those who attacked Dorowa Babuje emerged from the Jong-Wereh area, where they were believed to have been camping.

Dalyop commended the military for what he described as a swift response in Dorowa Babuje, noting that the intervention prevented further loss of lives.

He also acknowledged the role of Operation Rainbow in repelling the attack on Jol community.

Meanwhile, residents of the affected communities have evacuated the corpses of those killed in the attacks even as they are currently making arrangements for their burials, amid grief and heightened fear.