Fulani Elder Reveals Truth Behind Plateau Community Attack

A Fulani elder who has spent 32 years in the Hurti community of Manguna District in Bokkos, Plateau State. He recently confirmed that the attackers who killed 46 residents during the Plateau State attack were Fulani speakers.

The elder is Fulani and Muslim, yet the community saw him as one of their own. According to a video shared by journalist Masara Kim Usman, he built real bonds in Hurti. Over time, the people there became family to him.

When the attackers arrived, he tried to step in. He said he spoke to them in their shared Fulani language, asking why they wanted to harm people who had never wronged them. They dismissed him, telling him nothing would stop their mission. At one point, he said they threatened to kill him if he refused to move aside. This devastating moment happened during the Plateau State attack, highlighting the personal risks for those trying to protect their communities.

The elder recalled being shoved away before the attackers moved on, setting homes ablaze and killing dozens. What struck him deeply was that the violence came from people who shared his ethnicity and language. He said it hurt to see individuals he considered friends and family left defenseless in a place he had called home for more than three decades.

He noted that none of the local Muslim or Fulani residents were harmed, which added another painful layer to the tragedy and raised questions about the motives behind the assault. The Plateau State attack appears to have been religiously and ethnically motivated, reflecting tensions in Nigeria’s Middle Belt region.

His account continued:
“I heard them speaking fluent Fulani language. They were discussing in the Fulani language. So I approached them and spoke to them in the same language. Women were trooping to my place and begging me to rescue them. If I had the power to rescue them, I would have done so.

“I have been living with them for so many years and they have become my family. When they left, I went to the hills and watched the whole scenario.

“Then they regrouped and started shooting. There was shooting all over the town. We all hid in one room while the shooting continued for a long time, killing plenty of people.”