Pam Fom, the president of the Dorowa Babuje Youth Council in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, was on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, reportedly ambushed and shot by suspected Fulani militias a day after he granted an interview condemning an attack on his community which resulted in the de@ths of two youths.
Pam Fom granted the interview on Tuesday, July 21. On Wednesday, July 22, he was ambushed and shot.
Conflict journalist, Masara Kim Usman, confirmed the attack on Fom in a post on his Facebook page on Thursday morning, July 23.
He said the youth leader was attacked on his way to a neighbouring community by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias shortly after he had an interview with him where he openly condemned an earlier attack in Dorowa.
“So I interviewed this youth leader on an attack that killed two members of his community near Jos yesterday, and today he was shot by the same Fulani terrorist,” Usman wrote.
In the interview, Fom had narrated how the Fulani terrorists hid among their cattle while grazing and targeted the two youths who were riding on a motorcycle. After k!lling them, they proceeded to a mining site and opened fire on the miners, injuring many of them.
He went on to call on the government and security agencies to provide adequate protection for the people of the community, or the youths would have no option but to do everything possible to protect their people, including taking up arms to defend their community.
Just hours after Fom’s interview, he was ambushed by the terrorists who shot him and left him for de@d. Fortunately, he survived the attack and is currently battling for his life.
Another youth leader, Titus Badung, also confirmed the attack on Fom.
“The community youth leader of Dorowa Babuje, Mr Pam Fom, who was interviewed yesterday by award-winning conflict reporter Masara Kim Usman following the k!lling of two youths from his community, has reportedly been shot today.
“He was attacked just a day after speaking about the earlier k!llings that had plunged the community into mourning,” Badung wrote.