Gunmen suspected to be Fulani militia kill Saf Samuel Alaket, the District Head of Gwande in Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State, in a road ambush on Wednesday evening. Sources say Alaket is returning from a traditional council meeting at the council headquarters when attackers stop or ambush his vehicle around 7:30 pm. Eyewitnesses report the shooting happens along the road near the boundary between the Sha District and the Daffo community, close to the monarch’s hometown. He is reported to sustain severe gunshot injuries and is rushed to a nearby hospital, where he is later confirmed dead. A community leader and member of the late monarch’s council, Peter Gwande, describes the death as a significant loss for Gwande, Bokkos Local Government Area, and Plateau State. Local youth leader Christopher Luka says the attack increases tension in the area, though security operatives bring the situation under control after the incident. The killings are reported as part of wider insecurity in parts of Plateau State, where attacks on communities and traditional leaders recur. Attempts to obtain comments from the Plateau State Police Command do not succeed in at least one outlet’s report.
Gunmen kill Plateau monarch in road ambush on return from council meeting
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani militia kill Saf Samuel Alaket, the District Head of Gwande in Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State, in a road ambush on Wednesday evening. Sources say Alaket is r...
- Saf Samuel Alaket, District Head of Gwande in Bokkos LGA, is killed in Plateau State.
- Gunmen ambush Alaket’s vehicle around 7:30 pm while he returns from a traditional council meeting.
- Eyewitnesses say the attack occurs near the boundary between Sha District and Daffo community, close to his hometown.
- Alaket is taken to a nearby hospital and later confirmed dead.
- The incident is described as part of ongoing insecurity involving attacks on communities and traditional leaders in Plateau State.
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani militia ambushed and killed a traditional ruler in Plateau State on Wednesday evening. The victim, Saf Samuel Alaket, the District Head of Gwande in Bokkos Local Government Area, was attacked while returning from a traditional council meeting at the council headquarters. According to eyewitnesses, the assailants ambushed the monarch’s vehicle around 7:30 pm near the boundary between Sha District and Daffo community, close to his hometown, and opened fire on the vehicle. He sustained severe gunshot injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was later confirmed dead. A community leader and member of the late monarch’s council, Peter Gwande, described the killing as a painful loss not only to Gwande community but to the entire Bokkos Local Government Area and Plateau State. He said the incident has thrown the Bokkos Traditional Council and residents into mourning. Christopher Luka, a youth leader in Gwande community, noted that the attack created serious tension in the area, but security operatives have since brought the situation under control. Efforts to get a reaction from the Plateau State Police Command were unsuccessful, as the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Alfred Alabo, did not respond to calls or text messages. The killing adds to the growing insecurity in parts of Plateau State, where attacks on communities and traditional leaders have become recurrent.
2 months agoGunmen suspected to be Fulani militia on Wednesday, ambushed and killed the traditional ruler of Gwande District in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Saf Samuel Alaket, while on his way back from a traditional council meeting at the council headquarters. According to eyewitnesses, the bandits ambushed the monarch’s vehicle at about 7.30pm near the […] Gunmen ambush, kill Plateau monarch in road attack
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