Tag: Plateau Attack

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

Aminu Imam

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 ?okkos 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

Aminu Imam

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 ?okkos 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

Aminu Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), in the 19 Northern States and Abuja, has condemned terrorists attack on communities in Barkin-Ladi, ?okkos 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 

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has condemned heinous and brutal attacks in ?okkos 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

Aminu Imam

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 ?okkos 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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Black Christmas in Plateau, as gunmen kill over 100, injure many

Aminu Imam

It was a black Christmas day for some communities in Plateau State, as rampaging gunmen killed no fewer than 100 people, injured many, and displaced quite a lot of residents of the affected communities in a midnight operation on Christmas Eve. Recall that sixteen people were last Saturday killed and many injured in the Lisham community, of the Mangu local government area, by gunmen suspected to be killer herdsmen. It was gathered that the rampaging gunmen, in an operation similar to guerilla warfare, carried out simultaneous attacks on twenty-seven villages…

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Plateau: Gunmen kill seven in fresh attack

Aminu Imam

Gunmen have reportedly attacked two communities in Plateau State, killing seven persons. The victims were said to have died following attacks by the assailants in Pukah and Pinper communities of Mangu local government area of the State in the early hours of yesterday. It was gathered that while six men and a lady were killed in Pukah community, the gunmen stole sheep and other domestic animals in Pinper community. A resident of Pukah community, John Mark, confirmed the killings to newsmen in Jos yesterday. According to Mark, “The Pukah community…

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Massacre in Plateau, as gunmen kill 21 villagers

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Unknown gunmen have killed 21 people in Baton and Rayogot, Heipang District, Barkin-Ladi local government area of Plateau State. National Publicity Secretary of a socio-cultural group, Berom Youth Movement (BYM), Rwang Tengwong, disclosed this in a statement yesterday in Jos, the State capital. Tengwong said that the attack on the communities occurred yesterday, around 1.00 a.m., and left seven other persons with various degrees of injuries. Tengwong, who decried the unprovoked attacks in some parts of the state, called on government and security agencies to rise to the challenge and…

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Plateau Killing Fields: Tinubu vows to break circle of violence

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness and grief over the latest round of violence and killings in Plateau State. Presidential spokesperson, Dele Alake, who made this known in a statement yesterday, said the President condemned in strong terms the most recent internecine killings in Mangu local government area of Plateau State and parts of Benue State. He also said President Tinubu found very depressing the festering reprisal attacks, needless and avoidable bloodletting among communities in the two States. The President said, “It is most unfortunate that in this orgy of…

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15 bodies recovered, 78 houses burnt in Plateau - MACBAN

Aminu Imam

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) said yesterday that 15 individuals were slain following an alleged invasion of their settlements in Plateau State’s Mangu local government area. The group’s State leader, Nuru Abdullahi, revealed this to newsmen yesterday in Jos, the State capital. The group also claimed that 78 of their members’ homes had been destroyed and that over 2,000 animals had gone missing as a result of the invasion. Abdullahi said, “This unfortunate thing is moving its head quickly into other LGAs of the State to…

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