Three family members were k!lled while two others sustained serious injuries in a fresh attack in the Teebbe community, Miango district, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.

 

 

 

The victims, farmers from the same family, were attacked on Monday, June 23, 2025 while harvesting tomatoes.

 

 

 

 

The victims are Mrs Sibi Monday, 30, Bako Mali Dih, 15, and Ladi Bala, 13.

 

 

 

 

The two injured men, Esau Bala, 20, and Asabe Bala, 16, were rushed to Jos for treatment.

 

 

 

The incident occurred while a fact-finding committee, set up by Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang to investigate the causes of the Plateau crisis from 2001 to date, was interacting with the community and security personnel at the Bassa LGA secretariat.

 

 

 

Led by retired Major General Nicholas Roger, the committee visited the scene of the attack to condole with the relatives of the victims, adding that youths of Iregwe community were reportedly protesting the k!lling but were calmed down through the intervention of the committee and the local government chairman.

 

 

 

 

General Rogers, while at the scene of the incident, said, “Today is a one of the saddest day in my life. At the moment we are in this village. We were discussing with the LG chairman at the LG secretary on the way ensure peace in Bassa then we were told that there was an attack.

 

 

 

“We quickly mobilized with the chairman and my team and other security agencies. We meet three bodies on the ground. Three innocent women. One of the victims who is a man was critically injured, almost dead. The other victim has been rushed to Jos for treatment. The victims were at their farm to harvest tomatoes when they were attacked. These are innocent young girls killed.”

 

 

 

“For us, this is a bad thing. We appealed to Irigwe youth not to take laws into their hands and allow security agencies to handle the situation. The deaths have taken away for burial, “ the committee chairman said.