The Plateau state police commissioner, Mr. Edward Ebuka, has said that miscreants and hoodlums were behind Saturday’s killing of 23 commuters in Jos. The police commissioner stated this at a news briefing on Sunday in Jos, after heads of security agencies in the state briefed Governor Simon Lalong on the enforcement of the curfew imposed…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has condemned renewed violence in Jos, Plateau state. In a statement on Sunday, spokesman of the forum, Mr. Emmanuel Yawe, called on religious and traditional leaders to impress on the people to exercise restraint and not take the laws in their hands. The statement said no religion – neither Chrianity nor…
Gunmen have abducted Sanusi Maikano, son Abubakar Maikano, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administrative officer, demanding N200 million ransom. Sources said, Sanusi, a Gwantu based farmer was abducted at his residence in Gwantu, headquarters of Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna state at about 9pm on Saturday. The security guard at the resident was said to have…
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has dispatched a team to Plateau state to investigate Saturday’s killings in Jos. The team, according to a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of Police Force Headquarters, Frank Mba, is headed by the Deputy Inspector -General of Police in charge of Finance and Administration, Sanusi Lemu, who…
The University of Jos has suspended ongoing second semester examinations following the 24 hour curfew imposed on Jos by the state government. In a statement on Sunday, the Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications, Abdullahi Abdullahi said, “Following the unfortunate security breach that occurred in some parts of Jos Metropolis which has led the Plateau State…
The Irigwe Development Association (IDA), has distanced itself from Saturday’s killing of commuters along Rukuba Road, Jos. In a statement in Jos, the group asked the Plateau state police command to withdraw its statement attributing the killings to “suspected Irigwe youths”. The police command had in a statement on Saturday by its spokesman, Gabriel Ogaba, said…
