Residents of Maraban-Foron of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State have reportedly deserted their homes following the alleged invasion of soldiers.

The soldiers are said to be members of the Special Task Force (STF) deployed to keep peace in the community.

A source from the community told ThisDay that some soldiers suspected to be members of the STF invaded the community and started breaking into houses, beating up members of the community and terrorising the people with gun shots.


According to him, “As I speak with you, most of our villagers have fled to neighboring communities because of how the men of the STF have terrorised us. We cannot continue to remain and get tortured by the military.

“In fact, most of my relatives have relocated to Kuru. We are calling on the state government to intervene”.

Another resident of the community, Solomon Goje said he wondered why the soldiers would search only the Berom community and leave out that of the Fulani, adding that the soldiers were biased.

Foron has become a tinder box in recent times, with three soldiers recently injured by gunshot during a clash between the Fulani and the natives.


As the two tribes trade blames on the cause of the recent hostility, acting national Chairman of Berom Youth Moulders (BYM), Samson Tsok had accused the Fulani of attacking and killing two of his kinsmen, while the Fulani Leader Mohammed Adamu, faulted the Berom, for shooting and killing eight of their cows. Adamu added that the herdsmen that were grazing the cattle were also killed.”

AAA commends VIP Express, announces date of Awards
The state Governor, Mr. Simon Lalong had recently imposed dusk to dawn curfew on the Barkin Ladi and Riyom local government areas.

EgusiSoup:
.

Ikengawo:

http://dailypost.ng/2015/07/04/plateau-villagers-flee-homes-over-soldiers-invasion/

barcanista:
There is serious problem in the North. So Soldiers are now terrorÍsts and working in hand with Fulani "terrorists" herdsmen against the good people of Berom?

aguiyi:
anybody that took part or celebrated the killing of biafrans extra judiciously shall continue to have death pervading his house hold.

were is Gowon

feedburner:


welcome to the abominable damnation, the zoological republic of black baboons and monkeys...

Military that should be protecting border territory are here beating up civilians. nonsense

I pray Biafra come ASAP let me build my true country with all I have.

barcanista:
There is serious problem in the North. So Soldiers are now terrorÍsts and working in hand with Fulani "terrorists" herdsmen against the good people of Berom?

baralatie:

it is not true.what happens in this regions is that each tribal groups impersonat the soldiers through the use of uniforms and military guns.
it is just that the Fulani,tiv tribes are most known for using this tactic and it further escalates the crisis!

barcanista:
Why can't the Fulanis leave the locals alone?

baralatie:

we are talking over 100 years!
the Fulani were initially moving clans for cattle all the way from the north to ad far south as Lagos and calabar,port Harcourt through the dense forest as their routes

as far as I know they have never claimed any land apart from their core northern settlements but there is a constant crisis with the cattle grazing and the farmers crop and it has been going on for 100 of years.

barcanista:
Is it a must that the Fulanis tour the whole of non fulani areas just to feed their cattles? Why must they kill landowners and locals just to have their way? Nothing can justify what those terrorists masqurading as herdsmen are doing.

dearpreye:


Bro, you don't seem to know these animals. Or you're pretending not to know.

Till the locals defending themselves, it shall continue to be the same sad story.

HAHA Izon!!!!!