The Angwan Durun-Uwa community in Plateau State’s Barkin Ladi Local Government Area was thrown into panic and uncertainty on Thursday when the headless body of a young woman was discovered in a sack at a refuse dump. Gomex Iliya, a youth leader in the town, over the phone. He claimed some residents who went to … Read more
The Nigerian Army has recovered an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and six other travellers who were seized by suspected kidnappers on Monday in Sopp village, Riyom Local Government Area, Plateau State. According to a security source who spoke on the condition of anonymity, troops from Sector 6 of Operation Enduring Peace Operation, OPEP, carried … Read more
The Plateau State Police Command has reported the arrest of a bogus soldier, Yakubu Abdullahi, and six other suspects in connection with the Palm Sunday attack in the Gari Yawaye community, Angwan Rukuba, Jos North LGA, which killed over 30 persons and maimed numerous others. Plateau police spokesman Alfred Alabo confirmed the arrests in a … Read more
Dr. Appolos Kuchi, a security analyst and counter-insurgency authority, has urged the Plateau State government and local security forces to implement proactive strategies to avert an influx of terrorists into the region. This warning comes in light of the recent airstrikes initiated by the United States targeting terrorist strongholds in Sokoto State. With the US … Read more
The abductors of 28 travellers in Plateau State have given the families a 24-hour deadline to pay a ransom of N1.5 million for each individual, or face the execution of their loved ones. The victims, which include men, women, and children, were taken by armed men on Sunday, December 21st, in the Zak community of … Read more
At least eight Kaduna State travellers were killed in Friday’s mob violence in Mangun District of Mangu Local Government Area; Plateau State’s Executive Governor, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has denounced the attack. The victims were among a group of 31 people from the Basawa community in Zaria, Kaduna State, according to an earlier report by Naijatrial. … Read more