The family of late Yilbet Samwa Tongshang resident in Bul community, Kabwir District of Kanke local government area of Plateau State, were plunged into a sad moment on account of terror unleashed to their deceased brother (Tongshangha).

The ugly scenario which occurred almost a year now left the family in a shocked, agony, and devastating condition with comes to fruition yet.

The family of the victims who spoke to Acenews online on Tuesday in Jos the state capital, confirmed that 13 suspects were arrested by the Nigerian Police Force in connection to the crime.

They explained that on the 5th day of March 2025, "one Yunusa Dungkolma Tenwa, Augustine Gomgchim, John Bunwa, Jidim Munanji and many others at large all (m) of Bul Village in Kanke LGC, criminally conspired within themselves and attacked one Yilbet Samwa Tongshangha with machetes and other dangerous weapons and injured him, and also set fire on 13th houses in the village.

"The reason of the attacked was best known to the perpetrators. The matter was later reported to the Police at Kanke Divisional Police Headquarters and the DPO in charge directed his personnel to the village and they took the injured victim (Tongshangha) to General Hospital Kanke, where he was confirm death by the doctor. 

"The properties destroyed in those houses worth N100 million naira. The matter was letter transfer to the criminal investigation department (CID)
Jos."

According to Lengkat Tongshangha (Complainant) and Nde Paul Tongshangha (on behalf of the late victim), while the matter was under investigation by the police, the  commissioner Plateau State ministry for local government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Ephraim Usman called the victims to his office, "on reaching his office we saw Kanke Local Government Chairman Hon. Lapching Golime and his Director of personal management including the first suspect Nde Ngolong Inusa Dungkolma Tenwa seating.

"The commissioner welcome us and thereafter he told us that the Governor of Plateau State has directed him that those arrested in the case should be release on bail so that the local government should go and look into the matter.

"With respect to the governor we accepted and the following people who were arrested were released on bail they are:Yunusa Dungkolma,Tenwa, John Bumwa,
Augustine Gongchip,Dortuwa Bichor, Shirka Golak, Alphonsus Joel,Tongshinung Daniel as well as Ayuba Augustine respectively."

The family victims expressed dismay with the way and manner in which such matter is being handled by the authorities concerned as they demand for justice.

"To our own dismay since this suspect were release the local government chairman did nothing on the matter after waiting for a long time, we went to the police at CID Jos but all what we hear was that we should go and beg the chairman and when we go back to the chairman he was nowhere to be seen on several occasion.

"However, we feel that the police and the local government chairman are trying to shield the suspect arrested and those at large to escape justice.

They urge well spirited Nigerians of good conscious to stand and resist any action tantamount to justice, peace, and tranquility.

"It will interest you to know that before the release of the suspect the local government chairman wrote an undertaking before the police that he was going to settle the matter and feed the police back either negative or positive.
We believe that no one has the right to killed and burnt people houses and be allowed to go free.

"We therefore want justice for our late brother and those that lost their houses as a result of such barbaric action",  they have noted.