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The Digest:

Residents of the Mwar community in Plateau State have recounted begging soldiers at a nearby checkpoint for help as gunmen attacked their village, only to be refused in a moment of desperate need.

Key Points:
  • Attackers suspected to be Fulani militias struck the Mwar community in Mangu LGA in the early hours of Sunday, November 30, 2025.
  • Three people were killed, two were injured, and food items and livestock were stolen during the assault.
  • Residents ran to a military checkpoint just a few hundred meters from the village to plead for immediate intervention.
  • A community youth leader stated that about ten soldiers were present but refused, saying it was "not their line of duty."
  • Villagers reportedly approached the checkpoint twice, with elders also pleading, but the soldiers did not respond.
  • The military personnel only arrived on Monday morning, hours after the attackers had finished and departed.
  • The incident raises severe questions about operational protocols and the on-ground reality of security in flashpoints.
This testimony transcends a report of violence; it documents a profound crisis of trust where the guardians stationed at the gate become passive witnesses, forcing communities to confront their terrifying vulnerability alone in the storm.

Sources: Daily Post Nigeria, Daily Trust