Plateau Killings
15 Apr
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has accused security forces in Plateau State of ‘criminal collusion and compromise’ with the forces of terror in the state.
2 Feb
Governors under the platform of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have once again called for the establishment of state police when they visited Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State over the recent deteriorating security situation in the state.
28 Jan
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered troops of the 3 Division Nigerian Army and the Joint Task Force Operation Safe Haven to adopt a more aggressive posture and decisively stamp out terrorists causing mayhem in Plateau and contiguous states.
26 Jan
The police, yesterday, paraded 17 suspects in connection with the recent killings in parts of Plateau State. Meanwhile, Defence Headquarters (DHQ) plans to invite the Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria
15 Jan
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has accused military and police chiefs of subterranean plots to sweep the deadliest terror attacks in Nigeria for 2023 under the carpet.
10 Jan
Just days before the gruesome Christmas eve terrorist attack on 25 communities in three local government areas in Plateau State where more than 200 people were killed, it is instructive that the Federal Government promised to end terrorism, including insurgency, and other criminalities this year.
9 Jan
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State, yesterday, thanked the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) and other Christian organisations that visited him at the Government House, Little Rayfield, Jos, over the Christmas Eve attacks in Bokkos Local Council, by walking in black attires to Government House.
9 Jan
According to Wikipedia, the world information search engine, from 23 to 25 December 2023, a series of armed attacks occurred in Plateau State, Nigeria. They targeted 20 rural communities in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi local government areas, resulting in 160 deaths, 300 injuries, and significant property damage.
7 Jan
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged President Bola Tinubu to rise up to the occasion and end persistent killings in different parts of the country.
6 Jan
Some women protesting the killings in Plateau State, yesterday, allegedly burnt the house of a traditional ruler, Michael Monday Adanchi, in Bokkos Local Council of the state. According to a source, the women burnt the house after the arrest of some members of the community for alleged involvement in the recent killings in the area.…
3 Jan
Governors of the six North Central states, yesterday, lamented the attacks and recent killings in Plateau State by gunmen.
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