MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

By ANDREW AJIJAH – “Residents of Razat in Barkinladi Local Government Area of Plateau State yesterday morning woke up to the sad news of the death of no fewer than three people who were reportedly hacked to death by unknown assailants in Razat village.

The attack, according to an eyewitness took place at bout 7:00 pm on Sunday evening. The source confirmed that the mayhem was carried out by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen, who killed three men during the attack on the village. Those who witnessed the incident said that the unfortunate victims, Jacob Davou, Ezekiel Ishaku and Ishaya Bulus were returning from Barkin- Ladi town Headquarters of the council when they met their untimely death.

The eyewitness while speaking to our reporter insisted that the assailants created an illegal check point laid ambush for the villagers who were coming on two motorcycles, they gunned them down and inflicted machetes cuts on their bodies.

Confirming the incident, Media Officer of the Special Task-force on Jos crisis, Captain Charles Ekoecha said, the command was on top of the situation, the attack was coming after two month of relative peace in the state, following redeployment of the Chief of Army staff to take charge of the internal security of the state as directed by the President Jonathan.

It was gathered that one of the victims who were on the motorcycle survives the attacked and effort to speak with him was not successful as the Special Task Force in charge of internal security in Jos were said to have picked him for further investigation.

The villagers identified the deceased as Jacob Davou aged 32, married with one kid, Ezekiel Ishaku aged 28, married with one kid and Ishaya Bulus aged 25 not married.” Read more.