At least 14 villagers and a mobile police officer were k!lled in two separate attacks carried out by gunmen in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.
It was gathered that one of the attacks took place around 4:00 pm on Thursday, July 24, 2025 as the victims, mostly from the Chirang community, were returning from Bokkos market to Mangor village in the locality.
The Chairman of Community Peace Observers in Bokkos, Kefas Mallai, confirmed the killings to the punch in Jos on Thursday night.
“Yes, it is true. There was an attack on our people about 4:00 pm this evening. Fourteen natives were ambushed and killed by suspected terrorists while three others were injured on their way from Bokkos Market to Mangor Village of Bokkos LG,” he said.
Mallai further revealed that security personnel had taken over the control of the area to ensure the safety of the community.
According to him, the attack came on the heels of another incident earlier in the day, where a mobile police officer was k!lled at his duty post.
The police officer was manning a checkpoint along Richa Road in the same Bokkos LG before he was k!lled.
“Our hearts are bleeding because early this morning, on 24th July, 2025, a MOPOL was k!lled at his duty post (checkpoint) along Richa road, Bokkos LGA. This is what happened in Bokkos today,” he said.
Confirming the attacks, the Chairman of the Bokkos Local Government Area, Amalau Amalau, described the situation as an “emergency.”
“I’m driving. We have an emergency in Bokkos following attacks on our people. Right now, we are taking the victims to the Jos University Teaching Hospital. Let’s talk later, please,” the chairman told the publication.
Sources at the command headquarters, however, said more security operatives had been deployed in the troubled council area to contain the situation.
