News reaching us indicates that security who had for the past two days prevented villagers from retrieving the corpses of their loved ones, are currently encouraging villagers to hurriedly bury the dead as precondition for them accessing medical supplies for their injured ones. The villagers who were banned from taking and circulating pictures of corpses […]

Breaking News: Plateau Police Command updated Number of persons killed from 11 to 86 deaths. The Plateau State Police Command has updated the number of persons killed by suspected fulani herdsmen in Gashish District of Barkin Ladi Local Government of the State from 11 to 86 killed. The Command in a Press Statement signed by […]

Gov Simon Lalong inspects Jos, appeals for calm. By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Plateau state Governor  Simon Lalong has appealed for calm following an on the spot assessment of some areas affected by the disturbances. Commissioner for information and communication Hon Yakubu Dati in a statement  made available to newsmen in Jos reads that”Gov Lalong who […]

The PDP Chairmanship Candidate Riyom LGA, Plateau State, Mr. Kim Titus Danja has condemned renewed spates of attacks, killings and destruction of property in Riyom, Barkin Ladi, Bokkos and Bassa LGAs of Plateau State. Mr. Kim Danja also frowned at the nonchalant attitude, silence, insensitivity and inaction of the government towards the killings. His statement […]

The Government of Plateau State has announced the imposition of curfew in Barkin Ladi, Riyom and Jos South Local Government Areas of the State in order to avert the breakdown of law and order in the mentioned areas. In a Statement signed by Hon Rufus Bature, SGS, movement is restricted from 6pm to 6am, except […]

ViewPointNigeria brings these exclusive pictures of the two days onslaught on much of Gashish District by herdsmen. At the time of filing in this report, the death toll was confirmed to be over 130. However, STF operative have overtaken the entire area, preventing locals from retrieving bodies of their loved one. The chairman of Berom […]

By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Plateau state Governor Simon Lalong has cut short his participation at the on going All Progressives Congress National Convention in Abuja. This is to enable him personally take charge of the security situation in the state, particularly some communities in Barakin Ladi local Government Area. The Governor who directed the Security […]

The accident and emergency department of the Jos University Hospital has been inundated with critically injured individuals from the current onslaught in Barkin Ladi LGA. Scores of individuals with varying degrees of injury, ranging from gunshots wounds to machete cuts are said to have been brought to the department and are languishing there in […]

The PDP in Plateau state has released a terse statement expressing deep concern about the ongoing onslaught in Barkin Ladi LGA. See the full statement below: ================================ The Peoples Democratic Party received with rude shock the level of  genocide going on now in Gashish District, Razat, Ruku Nyarr and Gana-Ropp, all in Barkin Ladi Local […]