Fresh Plateau Attacks Claim Community Leader, Injured Woman Dies

Plateau State in Nigeria has been rocked by separate violent incidents resulting in the deaths of two people, including a local community leader. The victims have been identified as 58-year-old Daniel Pulle, a community leader from Gana-Ropp, and Mrs. Deborah Benjamin Kak.

Mr. Pulle was reportedly shot and killed on Sunday evening while traveling home on his motorcycle near a bridge leading to his community in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. In a separate incident, Mrs. Kak succumbed to gunshot injuries sustained during an attack on her residence in Lwa village, Riyom Local Government Area, on June 26. She had been receiving treatment at Jos University Teaching Hospital.

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The group said he was shot near a bridge leading to the community.

The Berom Youth Moulders (BYM), a local organization, issued a statement expressing deep concern over the persistent violence and loss of life in the affected areas. The group has called for intensified security operations to better protect residents and prevent further attacks.

Efforts to get a comment from the Plateau State Police Command spokesperson, SP Alfred Alabo, were unsuccessful at the time of reporting.

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Mrs. Kak, who sustained gunshot injuries during an attack on her residence in Lwa village, Bachi District of Riyom Local Government Area on June 26, died on Sunday at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), where she had been receiving treatment.