- Fulani bandits’ attack left a Plateau State widow without her husband and fighting to save her daughter.
- She says her teenage daughter now needs urgent rape survivor support after the assault.
- The Plateau State widow explains that bandits targeted her husband because he was part of the vigilante team.
- Community fears grow as Fulani bandits attack continues without government protection.
Nightfall used to mean rest for families in Bwai community, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. But for one widow, darkness now represents the night her life ended.
Speaking in tears, she narrated how Fulani bandits attacked her community around midnight. According to her, more than one hundred armed men stormed their homes, killing people, burning food barns, and herding away livestock.
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“When they came in, they asked for my husband by name,” she recalled. Her husband was known in the community for working with the local vigilante group. Fearing for the lives of his family, he came out of hiding and surrendered when the attackers threatened to harm them.
With no hesitation, one of the bandits gave an order, and her husband was shot in front of her.
“I kept begging them to spare us,” the widow said softly. She said the attackers told her they were not interested in killing women, moments later, their actions proved otherwise.
Her 13-year-old daughter was assaulted repeatedly. The widow said she begged to take her daughter’s place, but the attackers ignored her pleas. She was forced to watch helplessly.
After the brutal assault, the girl lost consciousness. Since then, her condition has worsened. The once-cheerful child now avoids everyone. She struggles to speak, suffers emotional breakdowns, and has developed a medical condition affecting her bladder control.
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“I have never spoken about this because I wanted to protect my daughter,” she said, breaking down. “But now, I desperately need help. She needs medical treatment and counseling. I cannot do this alone.”
With her husband gone and no source of income, the widow is left caring for her children while dealing with her own trauma. She hopes someone, an NGO, humanitarian group, or government agency will see their pain and provide rape survivor support before her daughter’s condition worsens.
