No fewer than 10 people are reported to have lost their lives in an attack by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Ruwi village, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, during a wake-keep.
MaidawaArewa gathered from a source, who wished to remain anonymous, that an attack took place around the Ruwi axis of Bokkos LGA.
“Up to ten bodies from Ruwi are currently lying in a hospital in Bokkos as a result of the attack,” according to source.
Meanwhile, the Plateau State Police Command, through its Public Relations Officer, Alfred Alabo, confirmed that an attack took place in the village on Thursday night but did not provide a casualty figure.
Alabo stated: “The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina, wishes to express his deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the deceased and the entire people of the state following the regrettable incident that occurred on the night of 27th March 2025 in Ruwi village.”
According to him: “On 27th March 2025, at about 10:00 pm, the Command received a report of some unknown armed hoodlums who invaded Ruwi village at approximately 9:20 pm and began shooting sporadically.
“As a result, some law-abiding citizens of the community who were attending a wake-keep to mourn the passing of their loved ones tragically lost their lives, while others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
“Upon receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police immediately directed the Divisional Police Officer of Bokkos Division to mobilise and deploy officers to the scene for necessary action.”
He further explained: “The Commissioner of Police also deployed additional manpower and operational assets from the State Headquarters to Bokkos and its surrounding local government areas.
“He further directed the Area Commander of Pankshin to relocate his base to Bokkos for strict supervision of all operations and to prevent a recurrence of such unfortunate incidents until normalcy is fully restored.
“To assess the situation, the Commissioner of Police visited the scene of the incident to evaluate the level of deployment and personally commiserate with the families of the affected persons.”
