The Berom Youth Moulders-Association under the leadership of Barr. Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri wishes to provide an update on the worsening security situation in Barkin Ladi town following the coordinated attacks carried out by heavily armed fulani terrorists on several communities within the area on Saturday.
As at 1:00am today, no fewer than seven corpses, including that of a Police officer, have been recovered and deposited at the mortuary, while six other persons who sustained varying degrees of injuries are currently receiving medical attention.
The attacks, which occurred simultaneously in areas including Sabon Layi, Rakung, Gangare, and the General Hospital area (Zat and Bet), have once again exposed the helplessness of residents despite the heavy presence of security checkpoints and personnel across Barkin Ladi town.
The Association maintains its earlier Vote of No Confidence passed on the Sector 4 Commander of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), Col. Victor Asuquo, and the Operations Officer, Captain Bello, over what has become a consistent pattern of security failure, negligence, and inability to protect lives and property within their jurisdiction.
It is deeply disturbing that communities continue to come under coordinated attacks in broad daylight and at night without any swift or effective response from security operatives. Residents now live in constant fear, uncertainty, and trauma while armed attackers move freely across communities unleashing terror on innocent civilians.
The Berom Youth Moulders-Association also raises serious concern over the response of the Plateau State Government to the recurring humanitarian crisis caused by these attacks.
Since insecurity has become a perennial challenge in Plateau State, the Association questions why the government has not considered establishing a full Ministry of Homeland Security and Humanitarian Services to coordinate proactive security policies, emergency response, and support for affected communities.
Equally troubling is the apparent absence of meaningful intervention from the Plateau State Emergency Management Agency in communities attacked by terrorists where lives have been lost and farmlands destroyed.
The Association notes with sadness that in many of these attacks, traumatised community members are left alone to evacuate corpses without any emergency support from government agencies.
A situation where dead bodies are wrapped in local wrappers and carried with bare hands for burial by grieving residents not only poses serious public health risks but also reflects gross irresponsibility and failure in emergency humanitarian response by the government.
The people of Plateau state deserve protection, dignity, and immediate humanitarian intervention. Government must rise beyond condolences and demonstrate genuine commitment towards securing lives and supporting communities devastated by these persistent attacks.

Signed:
Rwang Tengwong
National Publicity Secretary
Berom Youth Moulders-Association
10th May, 2026.