PRESS RELEASE: Berom Youth Moulder-Association (BYM) Raises Alarm over Threat to Activists’ Lives for Immediate Action
Date: November 8, 2025
The Berom Youth Moulder-Association (BYM) is deeply alarmed by credible, anonymous intelligence indicating an imminent threat to the lives of three prominent individuals:
- Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo: A cleric with the Regional Church Council in Barkin Ladi LGA.
- Mr. Masara Kim: A journalist and advocate for media and social justice.
- Barr. Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri: National President of the BYM and a human rights advocate.
The intelligence suggests that a group of Fulani bandits from Nasarawa State has entered Plateau State with the express intent to either abduct for elimination or outrightly assassinate these three figures.
CONTEXT OF THE ALARMING THREATS
These alarming threats are believed to be in direct retaliation for the individuals’ consistent reporting and vocal opposition to the genocides and acts of aggression perpetrated by Fulani militants and other terrorist networks operating in Plateau State and across Nigeria’s North-Central region.
The terrorist elements are reportedly enraged that these activists have successfully labeled them as aggressors, not victims, in the public and media sphere. This exposure is thought to have contributed to the recent decision by the US Government designating Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern.”
The bandits have been allegedly tasked with eliminating the three activists before any potential military action is carried out following the US designation.
RECENT SECURITY WARNINGS AND THE STRATEGIC LOCATIONS:
This specific threat follows broader security early warnings about the infiltration and strategic stationing of armed Fulani militants and their collaborators in several areas across Plateau State, allegedly planning an unprecedented scale of terror.
Reported Strategic Locations Include:
- RIYOM LGA: Fass & Rankum (Mahanga) of Jol Community, Shong, Diuan-Hei, and Bangai Fulani of Bachi District;
- Barkin Ladi LGA: Werre (renamed as “Lugere”) and Jong areas of Ropp District.
- Jos South LGA: Hinterland of Tahei of Gyel District.
- Bokkos LGA: Dajin-Gwomna of Mushere Chiefdom, Josho of Daffo District, among others.
CALL TO ACTION:
The Berom Youth Moulder-Association urges the Federal, State, and Local Governments to immediately increase security not only for Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, Mr. Masara Kim, and Barr. Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri, but also for all vulnerable hamlets, villages, and communities in Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos South, Mangu, Riyom, and Qu’anpan Local Government Areas and other affected North-Central States.
Furthermore, we call on the US Government, should it carry out its executive order concerning terrorist networks, to include the aforementioned bandit-infested areas and others that have been notoriously established as “terrorist enclaves” on the Plateau in its action plan.
Signed:
Bature Iliya Adazaram
Secretary General, Berom Youth Moulder-Association
And
Barr. Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri
National President, Berom Youth Moulder-Association
