Zagazola Exposes Fabrication of ‘Jihadist Attack’ at Barkin Ladi Burial

Plateau activist Masara Kim Usman claimed armed Fulani “jihadists” attacked mourners during a burial in Barkin Ladi. He said gunmen fired from hills, forcing locals to bury corpses in shallow graves. But no casualty was recorded. There are no hospital or security reports of injured victims, and footage shows calm women and youths unaware of any attack. Discrepancies in claimed distances run and missing signs of panic point to a staged narrative. Local Berom militia were filmed firing sporadic shots as reprisal for earlier killings, while peace troops intervened. Security sources confirm communal conflict driven by cattle rustling, farm destruction and revenge attacks—not an Islamic jihadist campaign. Framing Plateau’s crisis as a one-sided “jihad against Christianity” only fuels mistrust and retaliation. Lasting peace requires disarmament, accountability and honest engagement across all communities.

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