A vigilant community in Butura village, located in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau state, successfully repelled an attempted bandit attack on motorcycles.
Reports indicate that the militants, suspected to be Fulani terrorists, faced formidable resistance from a local vigilante group formed in response to the tragic massacre of over 200 individuals during the Christmas Eve period in 2023.
The resistance efforts were lauded by an account named Citizens Observer on X platform, described the community’s resistance as “formidable.” urging communities in the Middle Belt region to arm themselves and defend their land against recurrent attacks.
The post stated, “Early this morning, while the world’s attention was on the #bomb explosion in #Ibadan, the #Fulani terrorists went for an attack on Butura, a village in Bokkos, the place where they killed over 200 #Christians on Christmas eve, but met a formidable resistance from the locals.
“That is what we want from the people of Middle Belt — arm yourselves and defend your land.
“Continue to organise yourselves in defence of your land; track every terrorist hideout in your locality and dislodge all of them.
“Those cowards are protected by the government; in actual fact, they can not fight without government covering up for them,” the post disclosed.
Contrary to the citizen’s account, the Plateau State Police Command disputed the narrative.
Alfred Alabo, the spokesperson for the command, confirmed the incident but told Sahara Reporters that it was the police, not local militants, who successfully repelled the bandits. Alabo also mentioned that the police were still in the process of gathering accurate information to avoid disseminating misleading details.