The Berom Educational and
Cultural Organisation (BECO) said it lost 150 people during the fresh attack on
its members by herdsmen in Barikin-Ladi and Riyom Local Government areas of
Plateau State.
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BECO’s Secretary, Davou Choji
Davou, in a statement, yesterday, in Jos, said the Berom lost 150 members
between Friday and Sunday last week.
“BECO is highly disturbed by the
painful holocaust, ethnic cleansing and genocidal killings of our people within
a span of three days, from Friday to Sunday, with the military being
overwhelmed and doing nothing to save the lives of innocent and defenceless
women, children, the aged and men in Gashish, Ropp and Heipang Districts in
Barakin Ladi Local Government Area and Bachi District in Riyom District of
Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
“In the last three days alone,
our communities at Razat, Raku, Tanabu, Tison, Kakuruk have witnessed 33 brutal
massacre. At Ex-Lands (Gindin Akwati) the death toll is 31, while Nghar
villages of Gashish District has witnessed the highest casualties of 67 people
brutally killed.
“In Gana- Ropp village of Ropp
District, 33 were killed while in Chik village of Heipang District, two people
were gruesomely murdered in cold blood. In Shonong village of Riyom District,
the figure is 11. In the last three days, the Berom has lost about 150 members
of its community.
“What is more disturbing to us is
the refusal of the security services to allow us access to the affected areas
to evacuate the injured and provide relief to those whose houses have been
burnt and property looted,” he revealed.
He said the victims were held
hostages with no help from the security agencies and government.
He further appealed to government
to come to their aid by providing adequate security in the areas and giving
room for food and medical attention to the injured.
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