The attack on Juwan, located in Tangur District of Bokkos LGA, occurred late Thursday night. Ten people were confirmed dead while several others sustained life-threatening injuries. Most victims, according to authorities, were the aged and children who could not flee in time.
Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Council, Amalau Samuel, confirmed the incident, describing it as “barbaric and inhuman.”
“The attackers came late at night and started killing innocent people. They moved from house to house, breaking into homes—even through the ceilings—when doors resisted entry,” Samuel said. “Those who couldn’t escape—mostly elderly people and children—were mercilessly slaughtered.”
In a separate but coordinated attack earlier on Thursday evening, three persons were killed on a farm in Manja, Chafem Chiefdom of neighbouring Mangu LGA. The victims were working on their farmland when the armed assailants struck. Others narrowly escaped death after security operatives responded to a distress call.
