CITIZENS COMPASS— A popular cleric with the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, on Sunday, condemned how gunmen wiped out a family of five in Plateau State shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ before striking.
Dachomo said a family of five including a pregnant woman was wiped out during the attack.
The cleric disclosed this in a post shared on his X account.
He said the incident occurred on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
The post reads: I condemn the killing of five members of a family on the night of April 9 2026 following a brutal attack by armed Fulani terrorists who emerged from a forcibly occupied settlement currently under military protection
The attack on Mbwelle village in Forof District Bokkos Local Government Area reportedly lasted for two hours without any intervention from military personnel stationed less than 3 kilometers away
To the shock of traumatized villagers and government officials who attended a mass burial on Friday April 10 an Operation Enduring Peace gun truck marked Operation Enduring Peace E5 believed to belong to Sector 5 was later seen positioned in front of the same Fulani settlement where witnesses say the attackers retreated
According to local residents the attack began around 9 00 pm with sporadic gunfire as families prepared for bed The silence of the night was shattered as gunshots intensified and spread across the village forcing people to flee in terror
Unknown to many the attackers had already positioned snipers along escape routes shooting at anyone attempting to run for safety. Others who stayed inside their homes were not spared including a pregnant woman who was killed together with her unborn child.
Survivors recount how the assailants shot victims and attacked others with machetes while shouting Allahu Akbar leaving behind a trail of pain grief and destruction
Witnesses say the attackers came from a nearby Fulani settlement known as Korong, one of several communities reportedly forcibly occupied by Fulani groups in the area who continue to pose a serious threat to surrounding villages.
