By Fatima Muhammad Tanko
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has reported the rustling of 41 cattle and missing of a herder in the Bisici community, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
State chairman of, MACBAN, Ibrahim Yusuf-Babayo, made the disclosure in a statement in Jos, the state capital.
According to Mr Babayo, a search operation for the missing herder named Abdulrazak Yusuf was unsuccessful, but the victim’s clothes were found in the bush.
The MACBAN chairman, however, accused Berom youths of being responsible for the incident.
He said: “On the 12th may, 2025 vigilante and some Berom youths from Bisici mobilized and attacked a Fulani community and rustled about 41 cattle and a Fulani herder, Abdulrazak Yusuf, is still missing, and this morning soldiers from Sector 4 went to search for the boy they only discovered his clothes.
“On the same day, a similar incident occurred around Diyan village, where Berom individuals attacked and killed 5 cows instantly, rustling about 112 others. However, thanks to the intervention of soldiers from Sector 6, approximately 102 cows were rescued,” he stressed.
Mr Babayo further alleged that on May 8, 2025, Berom youths from Farin Lamba in Jos South LGA rustled about 18 cows, which are yet to be recovered.
“Furthermore, on May 7, 2025, Berom youths from Gwarim village in Riyom LGA severely beat a Fulani boy, Yahaya Sale, who was hospitalized and sadly passed away on May 8, 2025,” he alleged.
However, when contacted, the President of Berom Youths Moulder Association, BYM, Dalyop Solomon, denied the allegation, describing it as propaganda.
“In Bisichi, as at 12th May, 2025, information available has it that conventional Security agents alongside vigilante and Ardo Bisichi went on flush-out exercise to send away unidentified Fulani from the general area.
“The exercise, led by security agents manning the area, wouldn’t have possibly accommodate participation of Berom Youths. This is just to fuel the propaganda tool of the MACBAN, which ought to have cautioned its members,” he said.
