The Berom Youth Moulders-Association (BYM) has strongly condemned the brutal killing of seven Berom youths at a mining site in the Kuru District axis of Plateau State, describing the attack as heinous, barbaric, and a grave threat to peace and security.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the association said the victims were murdered by armed terrorist elements while engaging in legitimate means of livelihood, stressing that the act was a direct assault on the dignity and collective existence of the Berom people.
Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri, National President of BYM in a statement signed by Rwang Tengwong, BYM National Publicity Secretary made available to journalists in Jos said the incident “constitutes a gross violation of the sanctity of human life and an unacceptable erosion of security within Berom land”.
The victims were identified as Dung Gyang (19), Weng Dung (26), Francis Paul (23), Samuel Peter (22), Dung Simon (28), Pam Dung (23), and Francis Markus (15), whose deaths have thrown their families and communities into deep mourning.
The association also recalled an earlier ambush in Gyel District on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, which claimed two lives, noting that the repeated attacks point to a troubling pattern of coordinated violence in the area.
According to BYM, “the persistence of these attacks underscores an alarming deterioration of security and demands immediate, firm, and sustained intervention by relevant authorities”.
BYM called on the Plateau State Government, the Federal Government, and security agencies to urgently investigate the killings, apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators and their sponsors, and reinforce security around vulnerable rural communities and mining locations.
The group reaffirmed the association’s solidarity with the affected families and its commitment to justice, peace, accountability, and the protection of the lives and dignity of Berom youths.
