Gunmen have killed John Telle Danjuma, a youth leader and Director of Social for the Miango Youth Development Association (MYDA), in an ambush in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Danjuma was ambushed and shot dead by suspected Fulani militias on his way home from a function along the Gyu (Twins Hill) area in the late hours of Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Confirming the incident, MYDA Publicity Secretary Weyi Agara, in a statement, described the killing as a “brutal” and “heinous act.”
“The Miango Youth Development Association (MYDA) mourns the brutal killing of our newly sworn-in Director of Social, Mr. John Telle Danjuma, popularly known as Excoba, who was ambushed and shot dead by Fulani militias along Gyu (Twins Hill) in the late hours of June 25, 2026,” Agara said.
He noted that Danjuma was sworn into office alongside other executives only two months ago and had been actively working for the upliftment of the Irigwe people.
“His life was cut short in active service, leaving behind a young wife and a little son who now face the future without his guidance and love,” the statement added.
Agara further claimed that the killing forms part of a “systematic agenda of total cleansing” against the Irigwe people.