By EMMANUEL BENSON, Jos – A serene Christmas Eve morning in the village of Fat Makada, Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State, was shattered by a horrific attack that claimed lives, destroyed homes, and displaced countless families. The coordinated assault, carried out by gunmen dressed in camouflage...
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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...
The newly appointed Managing Director of the Jos Water Services Corporation(JWSC), Mr Apollos Samchi, has said only 30 per cent of the population of Jos-Bukuru has access to potable pipe-borne water. Samchi, who is also a water resource engineer, communicated this on Thursday in Jos, Plateau, when he...
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 JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the brutal attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State, which resulted to the death of over 96 persons and destruction of 221 houses, according to police report. CAN President, Rev. Daniel...
Gunmen attacked 15 communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau on Christmas eve; killed 96 persons and destroyed 221 I’ll. The assailants also destroyed eight vehicles and 27 motorcycles, police spokesman in the state, DSP Alfred Alabo, stated on Tuesday in Jos. “On Dec. 24,...
No fewer than seventy six persons were reportedly killed by assailants in fresh attacks on several communities of Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State. Transition Implementation Committee Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area, Monday Kasa, told Channels Television that the coordinated attacks occurred on Saturday...
Former House of Reps member, Alphonsus Komsol, has urged President Bola Tinubu to replace former Minister of Labour and Employment Simon Lalong with a new minister from the Plateau Central Senatorial Zone, for equity. The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, made the call in an open letter to...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday assured that the President Bola Tinubu led administration would restore peace in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau within the shortest possible time. Shettima gave the assurance when he played host to a traditional ruler from Mangu, the Mishkahan Mwaghavul, John Hirse,...
Police in Jigawa have arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly fabricating firearms in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu, stated in Dutse on Thursday that the suspect was arrested on Nov. 16. “Policemen in Ringim in collaboration with a...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau), has lauded the victory of Dr Nentawe Yilwada, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at the court of Appeal. Recalled that the Court of Appeal had sitting in Abuja had nullified the election of Mr...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The lawmaker representing Pankshin/Kanam/Kanke Federal Constituency, Rep. Yusuf Gagdi has said that the judiciary is doing well in the handling of cases arising from this year’s general elections. Rep. Gagdi, made his position known in a statement in Abuja on...
The Hausa-Fulani Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to review the recent Court of Appeal judgments that sacked some members of the National Assembly from Plateau. The forum made the call at a press conference on Thursday in Jos. Alhaji...
A cross section of youths in Plateau have called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to review the recent Court of Appeal judgments that sacked some members of the National Assembly from the state. Mr Patrick Jatau, who spoke on behalf of the youths during a peaceful protest on...
Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau and environs has arrested two suspected gun manufacturers at Vom in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau. Its Media Officer, Capt. James Oya, told a news conference in Jos on Saturday that troops of the taskforce...
The Forum of Former Youth Leaders (Veterans) in Plateau has urged the Supreme Court and the National Judicial Council (NJC) to wade into the legal precedence against the legislators in the state. NAN reports that the Court of Appeal sitting Abuja nullified the election of three National Assembly...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Special Military Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Kaduna and Bauchi States, have arrested 13 suspects over alleged kidnapping, banditry, rustling and other criminal offences. The Media Officer of OPSH, Captain James Oya, who...
Plateau Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr Lawandi Datti has warned youths against jungle justice and advised them to report their concerns to constituted authorities. Datti stated this when he visited the family of late Fwinbe Gofwan who gruesomely murdered by a mob in Jos on Sept. 25. It...