The Plateau State Police Command, on Wednesday paraded 23 suspects for crimes ranging from cattle rustling, unlawful possession of fire arms, armed robbery and gangsterism. Parading the suspects at the headquarters of the Command in Jos, Commissioner of Police, Adekunle Oladunjoye, said “on the 3rd April, 2016, at about 13:10 hours, policemen from Special Anti […]
A socio-cultural organisation under the aegis of Berom Educational and Cultural Organisation has petitioned the Plateau State Security Council over what it described as “a dangerous build up to the possible eruption of violence” in Barkin-Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas of the State. BECO in a petition dated 30th May, 2016 and addressed […]
Information available to ViewPointNigeria indicates that the first class traditional ruler of Bokkos LGA, , Sir Lazarus Agai, was on Monday evening, 18th July 2016 ambushed and murdered in his village, Sha, by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Baba Lazarus Agai who is the paramount ruler of Bokkos LGA, i.e., LGA where former governor, Chief […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into killings by herdsmen in the Agatu community of Benue state. President Buhari who expressed deep shock at the latest incident during the past week, which led to hundreds of deaths in four communities in Agatu, Benue State, ordered security agencies to get to the root causes of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, even though currently being criticised as being slow for not naming his cabinet after approx. 1 month in office, has already done some really important things in the aspect of security –which are very laudable. Firstly, he ordered the relocation of the “Command and Control Centre of the Boko Haram Operations” from […]
President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja that poverty, injustice and the lack of job opportunities were mainly responsible for inter-communal and intra-communal conflicts in Nigeria. Speaking while receiving a delegation from the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, an organization active in the promotion of peace in Nigeria, President Buhari said to achieve enduring peace in […]
Amidst the rancour about grazing reserves which has trailed Governor Simon Lalong’s democracy day speech, Hon Dachung Musa Bagos the convener of Plateau Youth G17 Peace and Progressive Forum has advised traditional rulers in the state not to give up any portion of their lands for the purported “grazing reserves policy”. He advised Government to […]
A former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, has described the Saf Ron-Kulere and First Class traditional ruler of Bokkos , Lazarus Agai, who was killed on Monday, as a “rallying point”. The 76-year-old monarch was killed by assassins who attacked his vehicle while on his way to Bokkos, after visiting his farm in Sha […]
Four persons have been reportedly killed in a renewed clash between Fulani herdsmen and Berom in Foron village of Barkin Ladi local government, Plateau State. Three soldiers attached to the Special Task Force on Jos crisis were also allegedly injured and are now lying in critical conditions in the hospital. Chairman of Berom Youth […]
Amidst the outcry and protests of this week, the attacks being perpetuated by Boko Haram’s killer squad in conjunction with Fulani marauders on the Plateau, appears to still be continuing with no end in sight. In the latest such attacks – 5 people were ambushed and gruesomely murdered in Gashish village of Barkin Ladi LGA […]
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