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BURIAL OF CORPSE FOUND IN BATTLEFIELD SPARKS ROW IN JOS

viewpointnigeria May 22, 2019

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Crisis was averted yesterday in Jos North, Plateau State, as the Hausa community disagreed with Irigwe natives on where a body of Irigwe man found on battlefield would be buried. Remains of the young Irigwe man was found yesterday around the Hausa settlement of Angwan Miango in Rikkos, Jos North, which houses both the Hausa […]

4 killed in attack on Kanke LGA – Plateau state

viewpointnigeria May 27, 2019

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Information reaching the ViewPointNigeria news desks indicates that Kabwir village in Kange LGA was yesterday, Saturday, 25/5/2019, attacked by armed men suspected to be herdsmen, leading to the death of 4 people, with scores injured. Speaking about the attack, a resident of the community told our reporter that the armed men arrived Kabwir junction at […]

Police confirm 5 dead and 12 houses razed in Rikkos, Jos North Crisis

viewpointnigeria May 27, 2019

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Police confirms 5 death, 12 houses razed By Golok Nanmwa ,Jos Plateau police command on Monday confirmed that five persons lost their lives and twelve houses were burnt down following crisis that engulfed some parts of Jos North local government area of the state on Sunday. DSP Tyopev Matthias Terna ,the Police Public Relations […]

After several years, Jos North Muslim Ummah granted 15 hectares burial ground

viewpointnigeria May 31, 2019

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Jos North local government Council had on Friday officially presented 15 hectares of land located at Babale Village to the Muslim Ummah of Jos city to be used as burial ground. Reports indicate that the local government council handed over the documents of the land to Plateau state chapter of Jama’atu Nasril Islam . The […]

10 suspects allegedly involved in last week’s Jos crisis arrested

viewpointnigeria June 2, 2019

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The Special Task Force in charge of security in Plateau State has arrested 10 hoodlums in connection with the recent skirmishes in Jos. It would be recalled that there were skirmishes in Jos last Sunday where 13 people were killed, several others injured and 24 houses burnt. Maj.-Gen. Augustine Agundu, STF Commander made the disclosure […]

Photo News: Gummen kill 4 in Plateau (Viewer’s discretion advised)

C Mac June 13, 2015

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News reaching the ViewPointNigeria news desks indicates that suspected Fulani gunmen in the early hours on Friday 12th June 2015, shot and killed four people in Rakung village, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State. The spokesperson of the Police Command in Jos confirmed the incident via telephone to ViewPointNigeria, but could not ascertain the […]

Agatu Massacre: Nigeria deploys troops to ban cattle from villages and cities

C Mac March 4, 2016

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The Nigerian government says it is preparing a legislation to prohibit pastoralists from allowing their cattle roam in villages and cities, following the massacre of hundreds in a farming community in Benue State by armed herdsmen. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, said Thursday that the government was working on measures to stop […]

Four Killed, Soldiers Injured as Hostilities Resume in Plateau

C Mac July 1, 2015

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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 […]

Fresh Attack: 5 people killed in Gashish, several in Jol village

C Mac August 31, 2015

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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 […]

Jos: Fracas in Tudun Wada over roadblock mounted at church

C Mac September 14, 2015

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Sunday 13th September – A pall of tension enveloped Tudun Wada Area of Jos North Local Government Council following injuries sustained by four persons over the erection of a stop-and-search barrier. It all began when security operatives opened fire at a mob during a protest over the mounting of a new road block during Sunday […]

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