Beecroft, with state code KT/24C/1218, was deployed to Katsina State where he was actively serving Nigeria before returning home briefly to seek medical attention.
Tension is rising in an Adamawa State community, following the gruesome killing of a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Beecroft Wenisefrus Dankunama, a native of the Tsobo community in the Lamurde Local Government Area.
Beecroft, with state code KT/24C/1218, was deployed to Katsina State where he was actively serving Nigeria before returning home briefly to seek medical attention.
He was reportedly travelling back to his community, Furtu, on the evening of Saturday, December 20, 2025, when his journey ended in tragedy.
Sources told SaharaReporters that the corps member was last seen in Lafiya, en route to Lamurde. He never made it home.
According to multiple accounts from residents who requested anonymity, Beecroft was allegedly stopped alongside other travellers in Lamurde, identified as a Tsobo indigene, forcefully taken away, and later killed in cold blood.
The attack has been linked by local sources to suspected Bachama youths, a claim that has sparked outrage and fear across Tsobo communities.
SaharaReporters had from December 8 to 12 extensively reported the violent clash between the two tribes of Tchobo and Bachama, which resulted in over a dozen deaths.
The Tsobo Youth Development Association (TYDA) described the latest killing as a direct threat to peace efforts in Adamawa State, accusing perpetrators of undermining the reconciliation initiatives of Governor Umaru Fintiri.
“This killing is not just an attack on the Tsobo people; it is an attack on Nigeria,” the group said, noting that the country has lost a young citizen committed to national service through the NYSC scheme.
The association is demanding an immediate, transparent, and impartial investigation by security agencies, urgent action to protect travellers and serving corps members.
The group also call for a special security attention for Tsobo natives, who they say are being targeted. They also asked for an ntervention by the Director-General of the NYSC to uncover the circumstances of the killing.
While calling for justice, TYDA urged Tsobo youths and leaders to remain calm and avoid reprisals that could further inflame tensions.
“We mourn a son, a patriot, and a future leader. Justice must not be buried with him,” the statement read.
Beecroft Wenisefrus Dankunama’s death has deepened fears over the safety of NYSC members and travellers in parts of Adamawa State, raising fresh questions about security, ethnic profiling, and accountability.