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2 killed in Rekwechongu village, Bassa LGA

viewpointnigeria May 5, 2019

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The village of Rekwechongu of Bassa LGA saw an attack on Friday night at about 10pm, during which two people we said to have been killed. The dead include a 65 year old farmer named Adi Zere who was burnt beyond recognition and a 35 year old mobile police officer of Irigwe […]

8 people killed in Zawan and Rim villages of Plateau North

C Mac October 10, 2015

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Attack in Zawan – Jos South Reports available to ViewPointNigeria indicates that, the police in Plateau State have killed one of the suspected gunmen who killed four people in a recent attack on two communities of Zawan in Jos South Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of the state police command, Abuh Emmanuel, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Buhari orders investigation into Agatu (Benue) killings as Fulani ravage more in Taraba state

C Mac March 2, 2016

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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 […]

Buhari should order the relocation of STF headquarters to Riyom or Shonong

C Mac June 24, 2015

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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 […]

Jang replies Simon Lalong, challenges him to clarify his position on grazing policy

C Mac June 15, 2016

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Senator Jang has responded to Governor Simon Lalong’s press release of 12th June 2016, in which Governor Lalong referred to him as “a man of troubled conscience”. It would be recalled that in Lalong’s press release, he chastised and lambasted Jang for commenting on the grazing issue, calling his comments callous, reckless and mischievous. Gov. Lalong’s […]

Jos: 18 year old “call girl” from West of Mines sexually assaulted and murdered

viewpointnigeria June 3, 2019

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A heart-breaking story of the murder of an 18 year old girl, working as a “call-girl” at the famous West of Mines area of Jos has just hit our news desk. The girl, Miss Patience Musa who hails from Bokkos LGA of Plateau state was said to have on Friday at around […]

Land dispute in Plateau South claims two lives

C Mac June 12, 2016

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News reaching ViewPointNigeria indicates that two persons were killed yesterday following a disagreement on a farm land around Wase-Tofa in Lamba district of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. Our correspondent who spoke to residents of the community on Sunday confirmed that the dispute was between a Bogom man […]

Maj. Gen. Rogers Ibe Nicholas takes over as Commander Operation Safe Haven

C Mac July 29, 2016

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Jos — Major General Rogers Nichols has taken command as the 9th Commander of Operation Safe Haven, the multi-security task force in charge of maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi State. ViewPointNigeria reports that the appointment of a substantive Commander for the task force followed the retirement of Major General Tagbo Ude in June. […]

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