Tag: Plateau State

Just In: Hoodlums attack travellers along Jos-Zaria road, kill 22

Aminu Imam

Hoodlums have intercepted five 18-seater buses loaded with travellers at the Gada-biyu area of Jos-Zaria road in Jos-North local government area of Plateau State. According to reports, the attack, which occurred at 10 am on Saturday, left at least 22 people dead and many others injured. It was gathered that the travellers were ambushed while coming back from an Islamic New Year prayers, organised by a renowned cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, in Bauchi State. Witnesses said the travellers, numbering about 80, ran helter-skelter into the bush as the attackers descended…

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Over 200 houses reportedly razed in Plateau attack

Aminu Imam

Over 200 houses were reportedly burnt by suspected herdsmen on Saturday night in Jebbu, Miango, Bassa local government area of Plateau State. The attack, according to sources, was triggered by an age-long tussle for land in the area between Miango community and Fulani. It was gathered that three persons were injured during the incident. It was however learnt nobody died during the attack. Spokesman of Plateau Police Command, ASP. Gabriel Ubah, told newsmen that the situation has been brought under control and normalcy restored in the area.  ” As I…

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27-yr-old wife batters husband in Plateau

Aminu Imam

A 27yr-old wife, Hindatu Kazai, has allegedly brutalised her husband to a coma and skinned his scalp in Dengi, Kanam local government area of Plateau State.  The victim, 43yr-old Mukthari Yahaya, alias Tester, who was brutally injured by his wife with a pestle before peeling off the skin on his head, is said to be currently receiving first aid treatment at General Hospital Dengi, while on recomendations for referral to a more advanced medical facility.  According to eyewitnesses living in the same compound with the victim, the couple have been…

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UNIJOS employs hunters to protect students on campus, hostels

Aminu Imam

Authorities of the University of Jos have engaged the services of local hunters to protect students on campus and in their hostels. The outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Sebastian Maimako, who disclosed this on Tuesday during the valedictory session to mark the end of his five-year tenure said, “It is no longer news that the security situation in the country is quite tenuous. “This is why under my administration, we made frantic efforts to ensure that all lives and property within the university are adequately protected. “When we got…

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Plateau: Unidentified gunmen kill 10 at Jos drinking joint – Police

Aminu Imam

Some unidentified gunmen have struck a drinking joint in Jos, Plateau State, fatally shooting no fewer than 10 persons dead on Sunday, the Police have said. The gunmen drove in a Hilux van into Kashe (Sabon Layi) community, Kuru District of Jos-South local government area, sporadically shooting at the bar and leaving many dead or wounded, according to an issued statement by Police spokesman, Ubah Ogaba in Jos yesterday. According to him, the killers invaded the community on Sunday night. However, a witness told newsmen that twelve people were killed,…

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Gunmen kill hunters, herders, others in Kwara, Plateau, Zamfara

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Hunters and herders have come under attack in Kwara and Plateau states. On Tuesday, four local hunters, who were also vigilantes, were gunned down in Kwara by suspected herdsmen. On the same day, three herders were also declared missing, believed killed, in Plateau. In Zamfara, four persons were confirmed dead, while as many as 60 women were reportedly abducted as bandits swooped on two communities. A source said five hunters on two motorcycles were returning from Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, to the Fage community when they fell into the…

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Plateau: Suspected herdsmen kill 16 persons in Jos-North, Riyom LGAs

Aminu Imam

Sixteen persons have been reported killed in two separate attacks in Jos North and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau State by men suspected to be herders. The attack in Dong village, of Jos-North LGA, reportedly occurred at about 8.00 p.m. on Sunday, as the village came under siege with sporadic gunshots. The Village Head, Daniel Choji, told newsmen that the attackers came under the cover of darkness to unleash terror on the community. He said the attack left eight persons dead comprising of five females, two males, and an…

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Plateau: NAPTIP detains Lebanese for alleged child defilement

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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP), has detained a 61-year-old Lebanese, Kfouri Suleiman, for alleged defilement of minors in Jos, Plateau State. The NAPTIP’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Stella Nezan, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday, said Suleiman, who is a civil engineer, used the girls for pornography after defiling them. She added that the suspect was arrested by the Police in Plateau last week and handed over to the agency. Suleiman, according to the NAPTIP spokesperson, has lived in Nigeria for…

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Plateau: Six killed, 2 injured as gunmen ambush miners

Aminu Imam

…Another 6 killed at beer parlor Gunmen suspected to be Fulani militia have killed six miners and injured two in Wereng community, Riyom local government area of Plateau State. The latest attack occurred almost a week after eight persons were brutally killed at a mining site in Kuru, Jos-South local government area of the State. It was gathered that the eight miners were waylaid at about 7:45 pm on Thursday, on their way home from a mining site. A source close to the community told newsmen that the miners stopped…

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NSCDC deploys 2,100 personnel in Plateau

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The Plateau State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it had deployed 2,100 personnel to ensure peaceful and hitch-free Christmas and New Year celebrations in the State.  The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Jos, yesterday.  According to Tanimola, some of the personnel will conduct routine patrols, while others will be stationed in flashpoints to curtail any situation that will breed violence.  He quoted the Commandant of the corps in the state, Stephen Jiyason, as appealing…

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