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…
The Plateau state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has condemned Saturday’s killing of commuters along Rukuba road, in Jos. In a statement on Sunday in Jos, chairman of the association, Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo, urged security agencies to fish out the perpetrators and bring them to justice. Lubo also condemned ongoing killings…
The Plateau state government has announced a 24 hour curfew in Jos north Local Government Area following growing tension within Jos metropolis. The decision came hours after the governor announced a dusk to down curfew on the area including Jos South and Bassa LGAs following Saturday’s killing of 23 people allegedly by angry youths along…
The Kukah Centre, founded by Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, has decried widespread poverty in Nigeria, saying it is a threat to peaceful coexistence. The Executive Director of the Centre, Rev. Fr. Attah Barkindo, stated this in Yola during the presentation of empowerment kits to 100 beneficiaries trained in various skills. Barkindo said, the prevalent and…
