A survivor of last Saturday’s attack on Kum village in the Rim District of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, where Fulani terrorists massacred nine members of one family, has narrated his ordeal, which he described as horrific and dreadful.
The victim, Mr James Yohanna, who was one of only three people who survived the deadly attack, told journalists on Friday that the assailants targeted his household during the attack and slaughtered his wife, son, his four-year-old daughter, and his two-month-old granddaughter.
Yohanna, who said he escaped death by the whiskers during the invasion, said the assailants who spoke Fulfulde, the language of the Fulani tribe, deliberately targeted his household because he is related to the Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations, COCIN, for Barkin Ladi LGA, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo.
While narrating his ordeal, Yohanna said when the terrorists invaded his household, they demanded the whereabouts of the “father” of the family before they started shooting.
Recalling the horrendous ordeal, Yohanna said:
“At about 11:30 p.m., I was in my room. Then I heard dogs barking uncontrollably, and the next thing I heard was boots tramping. After a while, I heard loud bangs at my brother’s door, and soon after, I heard my brother scream.
“It turned out they were trying to break into the house, but he ran outside. They shot him in the arm and leg. However, he managed to hide before the person chasing him could get close.
“Then, after about 30 minutes,
