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Nigeria: Plateau Killings - Survivors Recount Ordeal, Acf Urges End to Attacks

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Ado Musa |Dickson S. Adama |Haruna G. Yaya |Maryam Ahmadu-Suka |Abbas Jimoh

Survivors of the brutal attacks on March 28 and April 2 in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State have narrated harrowing accounts of their experiences. Gunmen targeted several communities--Ruwi, Mangor, Daffo, Manguna, Hurti, and Tadai--leaving behind a trail of death and destruction. Although security agencies are yet to release official casualty figures, residents claim at least 52 people were killed, with many others injured or still missing.
Jos Christian, Muslim communities reunite 2 decades after unrest

Jan 16, 2025 | dailytrust.com | Ado Musa

Members of Gangare Community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State have reunited, two decades after the 2001 ethnoreligious violence that erupted in the state capital. The 2001 crisis which subsequently spread to various communities within and outside the state capital claimed the lives of several people. After the 2001 crisis, the communities, especially those within the state capital, have been divided along Christian and Muslim lines.
Climate change, soaring inputs threaten Plateau irrigation farmers

Jan 10, 2025 | dailytrust.com | Ado Musa

Off season farming has begun, marking the start of irrigation farming in many parts of Nigeria. This method of farming which relies on an irrigation system commences soon after the rainy season. Plateau State is one of the regions across the country where dry season or irrigation farming is particularly prevalent and farmers produce abundant harvest.
Police arrest suspected killer of woman

Jan 7, 2025 | dailytrust.com | Ado Musa

The Plateau State Police Command has paraded one Wusilda Bulus, a prime suspect in the killing of a witchcraft suspect alleged to have killed his two sisters in Myet village of Kanke LGA of the state. The state police commissioner, Emmanuel Adesina, who paraded the suspect alongside other suspected criminals, said the prime suspect claimed to have killed the victims over alleged witchcraft in their community.
PHOTOS: Newly constructed community primary school demolished in Jos

Dec 9, 2024 | dailytrust.com | Ado Musa

There is tension at Fillin Sukuwa community in Jos, the Plateau State capital, following the demolition of a newly constructed primary school in the neighbourhood on Sunday. Our correspondent reports that security personnel including DSS and police have been deployed to the area to prevent any breakdown of law and order. Community members told newsmen that the demolition occurred around 3am, after the local security guard was tied with ropes.
APC group demands Plateau speakership for southern zone

Dec 3, 2024 | dailytrust.com | Ado Musa

The Coalition of Genuine Plateau South APC Youths has called on Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang and the Plateau State House of Assembly to zone the speakership position to the southern part of the state in the interest of fairness, justice, and equity. The group argued that retaining the speakership in the central zone, where the governor also hails from, undermines inclusivity. The current speaker, Hon.
Plateau: Lalong, opposition lawmakers’ engagement with Mutfwang sparks debate

Dec 2, 2024 | dailytrust.com | Ado Musa

The recent meeting between opposition APC lawmakers from Plateau State and Governor Caleb Mutfwang has sparked debate within the state’s political circles. The meeting, held on November 24 at the Old Government House, marks the first time opposition APC lawmakers in the National Assembly have engaged with Governor Mutfwang since the Supreme Court declared him the winner of the 2023 governorship election.
Kidnappers kill vigilante in Plateau community

Dec 1, 2024 | dailytrust.com | Ado Musa

Suspected kidnappers have killed Salmanu Kyaram, one of the leaders of the vigilantes in Kyaram village of Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State. City & Crime gathered that the victim was killed while providing security for farmers who were harvesting crops in the area. SPONSOR ADGambo Garga, an uncle to the victim, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Sunday in Jos. He said the deceased has been buried.
Angry youths burn suspected cultists to death in Plateau

Nov 29, 2024 | dailytrust.com | Ado Musa

Angry youths on Friday burned down suspected cult members in Jenta Adamu community, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The spokesman of the state police command, DSP Alabo Alfred, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said it happened around 9:20am and warned citizens to desist from taking the law into their own hands. Although the police did not give the number of the victims, sources from the area told Daily Trust that the victims were two.
Jos community raises alarm over planned closure of cemetery

Nov 28, 2024 | dailytrust.com | Ado Musa

The Muslim community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State on Thursday raised an alarm over the proposed closure of the Zaria road cemetery. The cemetery, located along Zaria Road, is divided into Muslim and Christian sections. City & Crime reports that the state Commissioner of Land, Survey, and Town Planning, Barr. Nyam Peter Gai, has inaugurated a committee on the issue and urged it to carry out its assignment with diligence.