Gunmen kill traditional ruler in Plateau
According to reports, the attackers invaded the monarch’s residence and shot him in the legs. The post Gunmen kill traditional ruler in Plateau appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Plateau State, particularly its central and southern local government areas including Bokkos, has endured years of deadly attacks blamed on armed herdsmen and unidentified gunmen, with communities accusing security agencies of failing to curb the violence despite repeated military deployments. The crisis, often framed around farmer-herder tensions but complicated by ethnic and religious fault lines, has claimed hundreds of lives and displaced many residents from rural settlements in recent years.
The killing of a traditional ruler marks an escalation, as monarchs are typically seen as custodians of community order and are rarely targeted directly in such attacks. Details remain limited: reports agree the attackers struck at the monarch's residence in Daffo, Bokkos LGA, but accounts differ slightly on the circumstances of the attack and whether he died at the scene or from his injuries. It is not yet clear whether security forces have made arrests or what motive, if any, has been established for the attack.