{"id":6224,"date":"2026-05-09T08:11:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=6224"},"modified":"2026-05-09T08:11:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:11:50","slug":"pregnant-women-others-killed-in-fresh-plateau-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/pregnant-women-others-killed-in-fresh-plateau-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnant Women, others killed in Fresh Plateau attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A seven-month-old pregnant woman, a nursing mother, and a three-year-old toddler were among the victims massacred by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias who launched a deadly midnight attack on Ngbrran-Zongo village in Kwall District, Bassa LGA of Plateau State on Friday.<br \/><br \/>The National Publicity Secretary of the Irigwe Youth Movement, IYM, Joseph Chudu Yonkpa, who made this known in a Facebook post on Saturday morning, said the attack by the terrorists also left several residents injured, including pregnant women, children and elderly victims.<br \/><br \/>\u201cAround midnight of Friday, 8th April 2026, Fulani militias attacked Ngbrran-zongo village, Kwall district Bassa LGA killing 11 Irigwe persons,\u201d Yonkpa wrote.<br \/><br \/><br \/>\u201cSome victims of the unprovoked and heartless attack included a seven-month-old pregnant woman, a nursing mother, and a three-year-old baby. <br \/><br \/>\u201cSeveral others were also injured in the attack, including pregnant women, children, and elderly people who could not flee from the assailants,\u201d he stated.<br \/><br \/>The IYM Secretary went on to give a list of the slaughtered and injured victims as follows: <br \/><br \/>1. Sunday Hwie (Community Leader) 60 years old<br \/><br \/>2. Rikwe Danjuma (Female) 37 years old<br \/><br \/>3. Paul Musa (Male) 35 years old<br \/><br \/>4. Gabriel Sunday (Male) 17 years old<br \/><br \/>5. Eunice Samuel (Female) 25 years old (Pregnant woman)<br \/><br \/>6. Laraba Sunday (Female) 29 years old (Nursing mother)<br \/><br \/>7. Festus Sunday (Male) 3 years old<br \/><br \/>8. Sibi Friday (Female) 23 years old<br \/><br \/>9. Alheri Monday (Female) 19 years old<br \/><br \/>10. Friday Monday (Male) 26 years old<br \/><br \/>11. Deh Sunday (Male)<br \/><br \/>Those injured include:<br \/><br \/>1. Esi Sarki (Female) 23 years old<br \/><br \/>2. Yakubu John (Male) 9 years old<br \/><br \/>3. Ladi Sarki (Female) 18 years old (Pregnant)<br \/><br \/>4. Ladi Bitrus (Female) 19 years old<br \/><br \/>5. Amanda Sunday (Female) 10-years old<br \/><br \/>6. Danlami Gideon (Male) 12 years old <br \/><br \/>7. Baba Clement (Male) 30 years old<br \/><br \/>8. Jezriel Sunday (Male) 8 years old<br \/><br \/>9. Mary David (Female) 4 years old<br \/><br \/>10. Monday Francis (Male) 28 years old.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A seven-month-old pregnant woman, a nursing mother, and a three-year-old toddler were among the victims massacred by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias who launched a deadly midnight attack on Ngbrran-Zongo village in Kwall District, Bassa LGA of Plateau State on Friday. 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