Tag: Plateau Killings
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Angry residents storm Jos streets over plateau killings
Residents on Monday morning stormed the streets of Jos, the capital of Plateau State to protest against the ongoing violence against local residents by gunmen believed to be Fulani militants.
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Plateau Killings: Enemies of the country waging war against Nigeria – Bishop Kukah
Matthew Hassan-Kukah, the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, has reiterated that the unending killings in Plateau State is beyond herder-farmer clashes, noting that the murderers “want their own kind of Nigeria according to their ideology”.
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Plateau: OPSH commander meets stakeholders, says killings will end soon
Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, the Commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has promised to deploy necessary modalities to end the ongoing killings and destruction of farmlands and other properties in Plateau.
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Plateau Killings: Reps direct security agencies to flush out bandits from Wase forests
Disturbed by the killings
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Plateau Killings: Lalong updates Buhari, says all culprits must face justice
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday in Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the governor said he updated the president on the security developments in Plateau. He said President Buhari pledged that support would…
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Lalong condemns Plateau killings
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State and the senator representing Plateau North in the National Assembly, Istifanus Gyang, have condemned the repeated attacks in the Bassa Local Government Area of the state, which left at least three persons dead and another with injuries between Sunday and Monday. In a statement on Monday, Lalong, who described…
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Reps to Investigate Plateau Killings
By Jonas Ezieke, Abuja The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to Investigate the incessant and unwarranted killings ongoing in Plateau State particularly communities in Jo’s North, South, Riyom Barkin Ladi and Berom communities of the state. The House equally asked the Federal Government and relevant security agencies to unmask those behind the killings and…
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Killings: Buhari invites Imam who saved 300 Christians for handshake, national honour
President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State to bring the 83-year-old Imam of Nghar village, Gashish District in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Alhaji Abdullahi Abubakar, to Abuja for “a handshake and national honour.” Lalong said the President took the decision following reports that the Imam saved about 300 persons…
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Plateau killings: We’ll Dogara whatever it takes to defeat violence in Nigeria
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has commiserated with the people of Plateau state following the recent wave of violence which engulfed communities in the state which claimed the lives of about 200 people. Speaking during a condolence visit to the state, Speaker Dogara described the sad occurrence as a collective loss…