Tag: Plateau State
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BREAKING: Lalong dissolves local government councils
Lalong dissolves local government councils
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Police reveal identity of those who killed father of ex-Gov of Plateau
Police reveal identity of those who killed father of ex-Gov of Plateau
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El-Rufai visits Plateau on condolence over attacks
El-Rufai visits Plateau on condolence over attacks
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Plateau Massacre: Gov Lalong Imposes 24 hour Curfew in Jos North LGA
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, has imposed a 24-hour Curfew on Jos North Local Government, following Saturday’s attack on commuters around Jos North Local Government. A total of 23 persons were reportedly killed and 23 injured. Lalong in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs , Dr Makut Macham, on Sunday in…
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Miyetti Allah condemns killing of commuters in Jos
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the ambush and killing of commuters at Rukuba Road in Jos. Recall that criminals on Saturday, attacked a convoy of buses conveying commuters, killed 22 persons and injured scores. MACBAN, in a statement by its National Secretary, Baba Othman Ngelzarma, on Sunday in Jos,…
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CAN condemns Jos killings, urges arrest of perpetrators
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Plateau chapter, has condemned killing of commuters at Rukuba road, in Jos North Local Government Area of the State. In a statement on Sunday in Jos, CAN chairman in the state, Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo, urged security agencies to fish out the perpetrators. Recall that criminals on Saturday, attacked…
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Bello mourns Plateau attack victims
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has expressed his sympathy with families of those killed by gunmen in Rukuba area of Jos, while travelling to Ondo State in Nigeria’s Southwest. The travelers were killed early on Saturday in Rukuba which is in the Plateau North Local Government Area. Bello expressed his disgust over the incident, giving…
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BREAKING: Gunmen kill 12 persons in Plateau
Gunmen killed 12 persons and injured five others in Kushe community, Kuru District of Jos South Local Government of Plateau on Sunday. A correspondent who visited the scene on Monday, reports that those killed were male while those injured were four females and a male. The injured are currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.…
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Gunmen attack Plateau community, kill 7
Gunmen attacked Dong Community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau on Sunday and killed seven persons. “At about 8 p.m. on Sunday, we received a distress call that gunmen invaded Dong Village and killed seven persons, police spokesman in Plateau, ASP Ubah Ogaba, said in a statement issued on Monday in Jos. “A…
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Student kidnapped from King’s College regains freedom
The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in Plateau and parts of Kaduna and Bauchi States has rescued a kidnapped victim. The victim, Mr Kelvin Eze, is a student of King’s College, Gana Ropp, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau, who was kidnapped on April 29. Maj. Ibrahim Shittu, the Media Officer of…