Plateau Killings: Soldiers guard cows, failed to confront our attackers – Bokkos woman alleges

A woman, who mislaid 8 household members successful the April 9th onslaught by suspected Fulani militia successful Mbwelle village, Kwatas territory of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, has accused soldiers sent to the country of guarding cows belonging to herdsmen and abandoning the radical they were meant to safeguard.

The distraught woman, who made the allegations successful a video shared connected societal media by struggle journalist, Kim Masara Usman connected Sunday, said erstwhile the attackers invaded the village, the frightened residents made frantic calls to the troops nether the Operation Ensuring Peace task unit hoping they would travel to their rescue.

However, according to the woman, the soldiers ne'er came to their rescue for the duration of the onslaught which lasted implicit 2 hours.

She stated further that to the chagrin of the invaded community, it was aboriginal discovered that a weapon motortruck belonging to Sector 5 of the OPEP task unit was seen positioned successful beforehand of a Fulani colony wherever the attackers had retreated to aft they had carried retired the invasion.

“When the Fulani killers came to our colony that nighttime and started shooting astatine the people, our youths and elders called the soldiers who were stationed little than 3 kilometers away.

“We pleaded with them to travel to ou...