{"id":8168,"date":"2025-07-09T07:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T07:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/?p=8168"},"modified":"2025-07-09T07:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T07:11:00","slug":"over-70-vigilantes-killed-in-deadly-ambush-by-bandits-in-plateau-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/over-70-vigilantes-killed-in-deadly-ambush-by-bandits-in-plateau-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 70 Vigilantes Killed in Deadly Ambush by Bandits in Plateau State"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clash near Kukawa and Bunyun exposes worsening insecurity as residents bury victims and homes are set ablaze<\/em><\/h3>\n

No fewer than 70 local vigilantes<\/strong> have reportedly been killed in a brutal ambush by armed bandits<\/strong> in Kukawa and Bunyun communities of Kanam Local Government Area, Plateau State.<\/p>\n

The deadly incident occurred on Tuesday around 2pm when hundreds of vigilantes<\/strong> from nearby Wase LGA were ambushed on their way to confront bandits hiding in the Government Forest Reserve<\/strong>, which borders Bauchi and Taraba States.<\/p>\n

Chairman of the vigilante group in Kukawa, Aliyu Baffa<\/strong>, told journalists that more than 60 bodies had already been buried<\/strong>, and more were likely to be discovered in surrounding farmlands and bushes.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have buried over 60 of the 70 bodies in Kukawa alone. Some who escaped said they were overwhelmed,\u201d Baffa said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to Baffa, the attack took place just one kilometre from Kukawa town, suggesting the bandits had prior knowledge of the vigilantes’ movements.<\/p>\n

Homes Burned, More Killed in Bunyun<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A resident of Bunyun community, Musa Ibrahim<\/strong>, confirmed that 10 additional vigilantes<\/strong> were killed as the bandits stormed the village, setting homes ablaze and destroying property.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey killed 10 vigilantes who were providing security and burned many houses in Bunyun,\u201d Ibrahim reported.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The incident has further exposed the deteriorating security situation in Plateau State, where Governor Caleb Muftwang<\/strong> recently revealed that over 64 communities have been taken over by bandits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Governor Sets Up Emergency Committee<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In response to the rising insecurity, Governor Muftwang has set up a fact-finding committee<\/strong> to investigate and recommend lasting solutions to the violence plaguing Plateau communities.<\/p>\n

The governor, who has consistently raised alarm over the growing threat of armed groups in the region, has called for urgent federal intervention to protect lives and restore peace.<\/p>\n

Security experts have warned that unless the government strengthens local defense structures and accelerates security sector reforms, communities may remain vulnerable to such large-scale attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Clash near Kukawa and Bunyun exposes worsening insecurity as residents bury victims and homes are set ablaze No fewer than 70 local vigilantes have reportedly been killed in a brutal ambush by armed bandits in Kukawa and Bunyun communities of Kanam Local Government Area, Plateau State. The deadly incident occurred on Tuesday around 2pm when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Over 70 vigilantes killed in Plateau ambush by bandits; residents bury dead as homes burn in renewed violence.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8168"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8168"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8172,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8168\/revisions\/8172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}