Terrorists Attack: Suspected Herdsmen Ambush Traders Vehicle, Kill 14 – SIXT-MEDIA LANE
A brutal ambush on Thursday, July 24, 2025, claimed the lives of 14 people, including women and infants, as suspected Fulani bandits attacked a vehicle returning from the bustling Bokkos market in Plateau State, Daily Watch Nigeria reports.
According to eyewitness accounts gathered by Daily Watch, the victims had concluded their trading at the weekly market and were heading home when they were intercepted along Chirang Road in Mangor District.
One witness, who requested anonymity, described the horror, stating that the gunmen, armed to the teeth, emerged suddenly and blocked the road. Without warning, they opened fire on the passengers, killing many instantly and leaving several others wounded.
Chairman of the Bokkos Cultural Development Forum (BCDF), Farmasum Fuddang, who also confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday, said it was shocking that despite several peace and reconciliation meetings and efforts to broker peace between farming and herding communities in the council, some bandits would still go ahead to kill innocent people.
“The victims were returning from the weekly market in Bokkos town when their vehicle was ambushed. Victims included women and little babies,” Fuddang said in the statement.
“This violence occurs despite various so-called peace and reconciliation efforts,” the chairman said.
Fuddang, who did not mince words in accusing Fulani militias of launching the attack, said the fact was clear that they were the culprits, insisting that their goal is to take control of the entire local government area, which is recognized as the potato headquarters of Nigeria.
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