By Golok Nanmwa, JOS

Every fresh dawn in many rural communities across Plateau State begins with one haunting question – Who will be the next victim?

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For hundreds of families in Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Bokkos, Bassa, Mangu and other flashpoints, the past five months have been defined by recurring attacks, mass burials, displacement and shattered livelihoods.Children in some of these rural communities now go to school in fear.

Farmers who once depended on fertile lands for survival have abandoned their farms for fear of being ambushed.