Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, says the recent attack on Jos South Local Government Area of the state came as a surprise. Mutfwang said this on Wednesday in an interview on Arise Television monitored by Newsmen. He was reacting to the killing of many residents in the state on Palm Sunday The governor reiterated, “The…
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) , Haruna Ibrahim, has reportedly been killed during renewed violence in Anguwan Rukuba area of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred on Tuesday, the same day the corps member was expected to participate in his Passing Out Parade, marking the completion…
Hundreds of angry residents in Plateau State on Monday morning defied the state-imposed curfew and flooded the streets to protest the deadly Palm Sunday attack that claimed several lives in Jos North Local Government Area. The protest took place at Anguwan Rukuba, the community where the attack occurred on Sunday evening. Videos from the protest…
A powerful explosion shook the city of Jos on Tuesday morning, sending shockwaves through surrounding communities. Eyewitnesses reported that the blast occurred around 10:30 am near the densely populated Terminus market area. Initial reports indicate that several people were injured in the blast, with some sources suggesting there may have been fatalities. The extent of…
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 28-year-old trader, Senlong Sule, to one year imprisonment for damaging the windshield of a tricycle. Magistrate Shawomi Bokkos summarily sentenced Sule after he pleaded guilty. Bokkos, however, gave the convict an option to pay a N20,000 fine and also ordered him to pay N35,000 as compensation to…
The Special Military Task Force in Plateau State says its operatives have arrested two notorious kidnappers and 89 other criminals in Plateau and the neighbouring Kaduna State. This was contained in a statement by the Media Officer of the task force, Captain Oya James. He said the arrest followed various operations embarked by the troops…
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) arrested 12 suspects in connection with the alleged murder of a herdsman in Plateau but released nine after investigation. OPSH Commander, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, told a meeting of stakeholders from Mangu Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday in Jos that the murder was mere criminality. Yet-to-be-identified criminals…