On 02 February 2014, the representatives of CAN, ViewPointNigeria and MOPPLAH visited Shonong –a lonely and deserted village recently attacked by Fulani herdsmen in Bachit district of Riyom LGA. The road to the village was lonely, narrow and scary. Two raging rivers had to be crossed  before arriving at the isolated village. There was no sign of life on the way to the village, only the chirps and singing of birds could be heard in the distant surroundings. Even the security forces at their post in Riyom warned our reporters of the potential of an ambush or silent killing on the long lonely road.

On arrival, our reporters fought back tears as they surveyed the utter destruction, desolation and carnage meted out to the innocent people. Almost all the houses (53) were razed down and virtually all sections of the village were destroyed completely (out of 10 small settlements which make up Shonong, only 3 now exist -all the others have been destroyed). Several families were completely wiped out, and in some instances both the fathers and mothers killed and only the defenceless children were left. The expressions on the faces of the survivors, especially the children was that of hopelessness and despair –a lot of them were still traumatised by the events of 06 January 2014.

We at ViewPointNigeria and MOPPLAH have taken it as our responsibility to tell the story of the people of Shonong to the world. As such we are running a campaign tagged “Shonong in Ruins” where we shall continue to profile the village over the coming weeks. In this regards, we have obtained exclusive pictures of the village as it currently stands and have also collated the complete list of the people killed. Please find below.

Names of people killed  Age          Sex                How they were killed

Bwede Dalyop                  80            M                    Bullet to the head

Daniel Kahwong               68            M                     Bullet to the back while running

James Dachung               42             M                    Bullet to the head

Timothy Jangock              39            M                     Bullet while running

Jummai Mwagong            62             F                     Burnt to death in House

Adick Dabwode               25             F                     Burnt to death in House

Rose Useni                     35             F                     Burnt to death in House

Davou Gong                   25             M                    Bullet to the head while running

Agyeng Bayindo             87             F                     Shot in her house

Andrew Bature               33             M                    Bullet to the chest on way to farm

Hong-Hei Audu               25             F                    Burnt to death in House

Chung Raymond            25             M                    Burnt to death in House

Mandieng Maki               60             F                    Bullet while running

Asabe Daniel                 45             F                    Burnt to death in House

Augustine Babuje           35            M                    Bullet while running

Zok Alamba                   25            M                    Bullet while running

Simi Useni                     30            F                     Burnt to death in her house

Chap Kube                    80            F                     Burnt to death in house

Na’omi Mwagong            20            F                     Burnt to death in house

Jennifer Daniel              10            F                      Burnt to death in house

Simi Fidelis                   30            F                      Burnt to death in house

Precious Usieni              8             F                      Burnt to death in house

Miracle Usieni                6             F                      Burnt to death in house

Joseph Phillip                4             M                     Burnt to death in house

Dadu Da-Bwede            8             M                     Burnt to death in house

Bata Ishaya                  3             F                      Burnt to death in house

Kingsley Raymond        7             M                      Burnt to death in house

Peace Gyang                3             F                      Burnt to death in house

Sylvanus Gyang           6             M                      Burnt to death in house

Bwode Chollom            8             F                       Burnt to death in house

Vivian Dabwode           8             F                       Burnt to death in house

Bature Haruna                           M                      Burnt to death in house

Ahiey Dachung            9             F                       Burnt to death in house

(1) Below, the charred remains of people killed, just before their mass burial

For more pictures of the carnage at Shonong, please go to: http://www.viewpointnigeria.com/lifestyle-mob/item/766-shonong-is-in-ruins-do-you-care 

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The real extent of the carnage in Shonong – Photo news including names of the dead