Plateau Community Alledges Troops Abandoned Them
A community leader in the Kwi District of Riyom Local Government Area has come forward with a devastating account of the Plateau State community attack that killed more than 25 people two weeks ago, and the role he says soldiers played in it. John Bot, speaking to conflict journalist Masara Kim Usman, described how armed attackers besieged the village and killed residents, including women, children, and elderly people who could not flee in time. According to Bot, the community made repeated, frantic calls to troops of Operation Enduring Peace stationed nearby as the attack unfolded. He says the response each time was the same: the soldiers could not come because their vehicles had no fuel. "It was pathetic and sad that during the invasion of our community by Fulani terrorists, we made frantic calls to soldiers stationed less than two miles away, but they said they could not come because they did not have fuel in their trucks," Bot said. He said he personally called the un...
