Plateau Killings: Protesting women burn down traditional ruler’s house

Irate women protesting over the fallout of the recent killings in some communities in Plateau State, on Friday, burnt down the residence of the District Head of Bakkos town, Michal Monday Adanchi. Bakkos town, in Ɓokkos local government area, is one of the communities where the killings took place. It was gathered that the district head’s house was razed around 12:30 yesterday. The women were said to have been angered by the arrest of some members of the community for their alleged involvement in the killings. An eyewitness told reporters that…

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Plateau Killings: “Reprisal attacks will only worsen crisis” – Northern Govs. warn 

Northern State governors have warned that reprisal attacks in response to the recent violence in Plateau State will not resolve the on-going crisis but only make it worse. Chairman of the Northern States Governors Forum and Gombe State governor, Inuwa Yahaya, disclosed this to State House correspondents yesterday, after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He advised that stakeholders should instead come together to discuss the root causes of the clashes in order to find a lasting peace on the Plateau. The Governor added that after…

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“Declare day of national mourning on Plateau killings”, NANS tells FG

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Federal Government to declare a day of national mourning on the recent killings in Plateau State. It also said it was embarrassing that no one has been arrested in connection with the recent killings in the State. Recall that about 195 persons were killed in a Christmas Eve attack in 17 villages in the Barkin-Ladi, Mangu, and Bokkos local government areas of the State. The attacks had also displaced over 10,000 persons, many of whom were presently camped in…

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Plateau Killings: JNI calls for peace, justice for victims

The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has said that there must be justice for all the victims of the recent attacks in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State. Some gunmen attacked 15 communities in Ɓokkos and Barkin-Ladi local government areas of Plateau State on Christmas Eve, killing over 100 people and destroying about 221 houses. The JNI, in a statement issued yesterday by its Secretary-General, Khalid Aliyu, noted that the latest killings in Plateau State appear to be well-orchestrated with ulterior motives of setting the State in political and…

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Plateau Attacks: “All hands on deck working to scale-up intelligence-gathering, response to crisis” – Info Minister, Idris

The Federal Government says it is working to scale-up intelligence gathering and response to crisis in any part of the country. According to a statement issued on Wednesday, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, the Government said this in reaction to attacks on some communities in Plateau State. Recall that gunmen killed over a hundred people and looted property in the Ɓokkos and Barkin-Ladi LGAs as they prepared for the Christmas festivities. Idris condoled with families of the victims of the attacks. He said, “The Federal Government strongly…

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V-P Shettima, NSA, CDS pays condolence visit to Plateau over killings

Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu and the Chief of Defense Staff, Lt-Gen. Christopher Musa, visited victims of Christmas Eve’s attacks on some communities in Ɓokkos local government area of Plateau yesterday. The Vice-President, along with the Service Chiefs, sympathised with the victims over their losses, and assured them that the Federal Government had put modalities in place to bring the perpetrators to book. He said President Bola Tinubu was deeply affected by the mindless killings, adding that when Plateau bleeds, the whole nation shakes and assured the…

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Plateau Killings: “Gunmen operated unhindered for over 48hrs”- Amnesty International alleges

Global Watchdog, Amnesty International, has demanded a probe into the latest killing in Plateau State, which cost over 140 lives, claiming the killer-gunmen operated unhindered for over 48 hours. In an issued statement on Tuesday, Amnesty said, “The Nigerian authorities must investigate the inexcusable security lapses that allowed the horrific killing of over 140 people by gunmen across over 20 villages in Ɓokkos and parts of the Barkin-Ladi local government area of Plateau State”. Its Director, Isa Sanusi, in the statement, claimed that “our investigation shows that the gunmen were…

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Plateau Attacks: “Don’t allow Nigeria become ungovernable under you” – CAN tells Tinubu

The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), in the 19 Northern States and Abuja, has condemned terrorists attack on communities in Barkin-Ladi, Ɓokkos and Mangu local government areas of Plateau State, which claimed no fewer than 160 lives. Recall that in that attack, at least 221 houses were said to have been razed by the hoodlums. The Northern CAN Secretary, Sunday Oibe, in a statement issued in Kaduna yesterday, expressed its hope that the renewed attack wouldn’t be swept under the carpet like previous ones. He urged President Bola Tinubu not to…

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“Perpetrators of Plateau killing fields won’t escape justice” – Tinubu 

President Bola Tinubu has condemned heinous and brutal attacks in Ɓokkos and Barkin-Ladi local government areas of Plateau State, which resulted in the tragic loss of many lives, assuring that perpetrators will face justice. Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued yesterday, said the President has directed security agencies to immediately move in, scour every stretch of the zone, and apprehend the culprits. The President, who condoled with the Government and the people of Plateau State, also directed relevant government agencies to immediately mobilise relief resources for surviving victims…

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Christmas Eve Killings: Calls for self-defense, condemnation trail Plateau villages’ attack

Condemnations have continued to trail the gruesome killing of over 160’villagers, including children, in Plateau State. According to reports, armed bandits attacked 23 communities in the Ɓokkos local government area of the State on Christmas Eve. The Transition Committee chairman of the LGA, Monday Kassah, confirmed the incident, saying that 113 bodies have been recovered following the brutal attacks on the innocent villagers. “The attacks were well-coordinated; no fewer than 20 different communities were attacked by the bandits. As I am talking to you, we have recovered 113 dead bodies…

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