Suspected gunmen Saturday evening killed four workers at a mining site in Dong village, Plateau State. According to reports the attackers stormed the village and shot dead the workers at the site. A woman was said to have escaped the onslaught by whiskers, but she is presently receiving treatment in the hospital. Similarly, the Plateau […]
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Zawan Community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State was visited by tragedy as six persons died and some injured while excavating mineral resources from a mining pit that collapsed on them. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Gabriel Ubah, confirmed to Channels Television on Thursday that the incident occurred two […]
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A report obtained by TheCable indicates that Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed four persons, including a soldier at Tanturon in Riyom local government area of Plateau state. A security source said the attackers suspected to be herdsmen burnt all the houses in the entire village. He said they struck around 1pm and that […]
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Kidnapping incidents in Jos, Plateau state capital, has taken a new turn with the victims being children between the ages of two and 10 years. Ahmad Salkida, journalist versed in security matters, dislosed this on Wednesday. In a series of tweets, Salkida said unlike Zamfara state where the abductions occur mostly in the rural communities, […]
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Unknown gunmen have killed five villagers in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau state in a late night ambush. Mathias Tyopev, spokesman of the state police command, said the incident happened on Wednesday at Pugu village. He said the gunmen attacked the villagers while they were returning from a birthday party at about 9pm. […]
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The remains of late Maj.-Gen. Idris Alkali, which was found by a team of Nigerian Army on Search and Rescue Operation, was buried at Gudu Cemetery in Abuja on Saturday. The burial, which was concluded at around 3 p.m., was attended by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, former Military Administrator of Lagos, […]
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The car of missing Major General Idris Alkali has been found in a pond in Dura-Du, Jos South, eight days after the commencement of an intense search by the Nigerian Army. The car registered as MUN-670-AA Kwara State, was pulled out of the pond at about 7 p.m, with the combined effort of NEMA, the […]
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The Plateau State Government on Friday, reportedly imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in Jos North and South Local Government areas of the state. The curfew comes less than 24 hours after suspected gunmen invaded Rukuba community in the state. The assailants were said to have attacked the community on Thursday night. Some reports say nine persons were […]
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Not less than three operatives of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military task force in Plateau state, were killed while trying to restore calm between herders and farmers in the state on Saturday. Augustine Agundu, commander of the force, disclosed this to reporters in Jos, the state capital. He vowed that those behind the tragic […]
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At least 11 persons have been killed in a fresh attack in Jos south local government area of Plateau state. Terna Tyopev, spokesman of the state police command, confirmed the incident, saying it happened on Sunday night. He said the command immediately mobilised officers to restore peace and normalcy to the area. Plateau, among other northern […]
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