{
  "id": 5941807,
  "title": "Plateau attacks: MYM raises alarm over ethnic threat targeting Mwaghavul people",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/plateau-attacks-mym-raises-alarm-over-ethnic-threat-targeting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T08:37:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/06/plateau-attacks-mym-raises-alarm-over-ethnic-threat-targeting-mwaghavul-people/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Mwaghavul Youth Movement (MYM) has expressed deep concern over what it perceives as a dangerous ethnic threat targeting the Mwaghavul community in Plateau State. This warning follows a report detailing an incident where two clergy, Pastor Gabriel Dipak and Pastor Emmanuel Hills, were abducted along the Barkin Ladi-Bokkos road. The perpetrators of the abduction reportedly stated they would have killed Dipak if he belonged to the Mwaghavul or Berom ethnic groups. Following his release, Dipak revealed that the kidnappers had threatened similar violence against him if he were identified as belonging to the Mwaghavul or Berom communities. In a statement issued on Saturday, MYM's Public Affairs Director, Tubwot Joël Sunday, underscored the disturbing nature of such threats against members of the Mwaghavul ethnic group. He emphasized that such profiling and targeting by terrorists could create a chilling effect, potentially making travel through certain areas in Plateau a matter of life and death based on one's ethnicity. MYM argues that if criminal groups are now selecting victims based on ethnic identity, this represents a grave escalation in the level of threat faced by the Mwaghavul people. The group cautions that allowing such targeting to persist without intervention would only exacerbate fear and mistrust between communities that have historically coexisted peacefully. While MYM refrains from speculating on the outcome of security investigations, it insists that the timing and proximity of the recent killings in Mangu, in direct correlation with the threat against Mwaghavul and Berom individuals, necessitate a swift intelligence-led investigation to ascertain whether this pattern of ethnic targeting exists. The organization also urges Mwaghavul community members to remain vigilant, enhance early-warning systems, limit travel on potentially unsafe routes during nighttime, and report any suspicious activities. Importantly, MYM issues a clear warning against any retaliatory actions or collective punishment of innocent individuals based on ethnicity or religion.",
  "summary": "The leadership of the Mwaghavul Youth Movement, MYM, has raised alarm over what it described as a dangerous ethnic threat targeting the Mwaghavul people of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The MYM was reacting to a widely circulated report in which suspected bandits who abducted two clergymen along the Barkin Ladi-Bokkos road last week reportedly said […] Plateau attacks: MYM raises…",
  "key_points": [
    "Mwaghavul Youth Movement alarmed by ethnic threat against Mwaghavul people.",
    "Two clergy abducted, threatened with death if Mwaghavul or Berom.",
    "MYM warns profiling could create 'life and death' ethnic travel risks."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}