The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, said that the police has commenced special operation to tackle security challenges currently confronting Plateau State. He disclosed this when he paid a condolence visit to the state governor Caleb Mutfwang on Friday in Jos. Egbetokun said he had directed...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered a thorough investigation into the Dec. 24 attack on some communities in Plateau. He also ordered the immediate deployment of additional personnel and material resources to assist the local police authority and other...
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan Natasha (PDP-Kogi), has expressed sadness over the latest round of violence and killings in Plateau. The senator, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lokoja by her Media Aide, Arogbonlo Israel, described the killings as “as one tragedy too...
The death toll in the latest coordinated attacks on the Plateau has risen to over 115, the state governor, Governor Caleb Mutfwang has said. A grieving Governor Mutfwang, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, said the attacks were unprovoked and tasked security agents to...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Yet to be apprehended bandits on Wednesday unleashed terror on Takakume village of Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing 6 persons, abducted 15 others while many sustained injuries. The bandits who were said to have stormed the farming settlement on...
A former lawmaker, Senator Alex Kadiri has decried the killings and indiscriminate brandishing of weapons amongst youths in Kogi, calling for government’s immediate intervention. Senator Kadiri represented Kogi East in the National Assembly between 1999 and 2003. The ex-lawmaker made the plea while addressing newsmen in Lokoja on...
The Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, has vowed to use non-kinetic approach to resolve security challenge in the South East region by appealing to people causing bloodshed to embrace peace. The President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, disclosed this during a World Conference it organised to announce...
The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has said that his heart bleeds as a result of the killings in Igboland. Iwuanyanwu disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Enugu. He said, “My heart bleeds at the sad events in Igboland where Igbos are...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said that over 200 churches were shut down and 23 pastors killed as a result of frequent attacks by bandits in some parts of Kaduna State within the past four years. The Chairman of the CAN in Kaduna State, Reverend Joseph...
The Commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, has vowed to “end senseless killings and destruction of farmlands and other properties in the southern part of Kaduna State”. The commander said this in an interactive session with stakeholders on Sunday in Zango-Kataf. The News of...
Perhaps for the first time since the country’s return to democracy in 1999, the meeting of the South-East Governors’ Forum recorded full attendance of the 5 governors of the zone. In the past, governors would typically send their deputies and infrequently attended the zonal meetings in...
Rep. Musa Bagos (PDP-Plateau) has called on the security agencies to arrest and prosecute those behind the recent attacks and killings at Heipang in Barkin Ladi Local Government of Plateau. Bagos, representing Jos South/Jos East Constituency of the state, made the call in a statement on Friday in...
The Acting Chairman, Guma Local Government Area of Benue, Mr Japhet Hungwa, says villagers at Ortese Village had blocked the Makurdi-Lafia highway over continuous killing of their people. Mr Hungwa, who is the Director-General, Services and Administration (DGSA) of the LGA, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
The Federal Government has given the Plateau State Government an order to prosecute perpetrators of attacks on the state. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Samuel Jatau, made this known while addressing newsmen shortly after the State Security Council meeting on Wednesday at Government House Jos. The...
Mr Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party at the 2023 elections, says he can’t celebrate his 62nd birthday with over 327 Nigerians killed in Plateau and Benue this month. Obi, however, humbly appealed to all those who desired to celebrate him with any kind of gifts, to...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have recovered five fabricated AK-47 riffles and live ammunition from residents of some communities in Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Capt. James Oya, the Spokesperson of the Operation, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Jos. Oya, said that the...
Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, the Commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), on Sunday temporarily relocated headquarters of the operation to Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that OPSH is a Special Military Task Force, maintaining peace in Plateau and environs. Abubakar,...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has condemned the unprovoked attack on Akpuuna village in Mbaterem in Ukum Local Government Area of the state by suspected hoodlums. Sores of people were killed when the armed hoodlums attacked the community on Saturday. Reacting to the...
Gunmen have killed nine persons and burnt down six houses in Sabon Gari community in Mangu Local Government Area of the Plateau. Mr Jerry Datim, one of leaders in the community, disclosed this via telephone to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos. Datim,...
The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the killing of six persons in an attack by local vigilantes, Yan Sakai, in Kadamutsawa community of Bungudu Local Government Area. A statement on Tuesday issued in Gusau by the command spokesman, ASP Yazid Abubakar said the attack, which took place on June...