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Attacks in Plateau: Restriction of night movements imposed in some LGAs

C Mac May 12, 2015

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Plateau state government has placed restriction on movements at night in Local Government Areas witnessing attacks in the state. This order was disclosed on Tuesday in Jos by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Mr Christopher Bello. Bello stated that the restriction which comes into effect immediately would be between 10pm and 5am daily […]

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 […]

Hon. Id Gyang To Empower Youths In His Constituency

C Mac October 28, 2016

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Hon. I. D. Gyang member representing Barkin-Ladi/Riyom Federal Constituency at the National Assembly said that over 300 people from his constituency would benefit from an empowerment program he is organizing at Gwol Motel Barkin Ladi on Saturday 29th October 2016. Speaking to newsmen through his media aid, Chwang Dungs, he said the empowerment program was a […]

Jos Bombings: Terrorism cannot break us apart: Plateau residents

C Mac July 14, 2015

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Following the recent bomb blast that claimed lives and injured several persons in Jos, the Jos Peace Dialogue Forum of the Swiss Nairobi-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue has said these are attempts by enemies of peace to provoke another round of sectarian violence between the Christians and Muslims in the State. The Centre, which is […]

MOPPLAH, PLATEAU ONE VOICE AND VIEWPOINTNIGERIA VISIT INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AT RIYOM

C Mac May 19, 2015

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A number of Plateau organisations, including ViewPointNigeria, Plateau One Voice and MOPPLAH, yesterday visited one of the internally displaces persons’s camps in Jos Plateau state. These IDPs were people sacked by Fulani marauders from the villlages of Sopp, Bangai and Rim on Thursday the 10th of May 2015. The attacks, which started on Wednesday […]

Over 200 Beroms killed by Fulani herdsmen in the past 6 months – Samson Tsok

C Mac May 28, 2015

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The National Chairman of Berom Youth Moulders Association , Mr Samson Tsok has stated that over 200 Berom natives have been killed in the past six months in their ancestral homes by Fulani herdsmen. Tsok who was speaking during a press conference in Jos said that “Between October 5, 2014, and May 24, 2015, a […]

Plateau killings: 246 persons killed in the past three months – CAN

C Mac September 3, 2015

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Not less than 246 persons have been killed by gunmen in Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau since May 29, 2015. This was disclosed by the North Central Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria , Reverend Yakubu Pam. Pam was speaking when he led Christian leaders in Plateau on a call to […]

Plateau Youths Protest, Threatened to Drag Military to International Criminal Court of Justice, Over Recent Killings

C Mac May 11, 2015

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Following recent attacks in Wase, Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State, where scores of people were killed and properties worth millions of naira destroyed, Plateau Youths have threatened to take the Nigerian military to the International Criminal Court of Justice for crimes against humanity. The youths made their position known during […]

Plateau youths protesting killings in the state have submitted a petition to the UN Sec Gen

C Mac August 26, 2015

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Plateau youths who embarked on peaceful protests in Abuja as a result of the unabated killings of villagers by herdsmen in the state have submitted a petition to the United Nation Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-Moon. The petition which was submitted to the UN Secretary General who is currently on a visit to the nation […]

We share the guilt if we keep quiet about the killings on the Plateau

C Mac June 14, 2015

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#JeSuisMildredBako #StandWithMildredBako #IRefuseToBeSilentAboutPlateauKillings Killings on the Plateau have become so frequent, they seem normal to the psyche of the average Plateau citizen. In fact it rarely elicits shock, sombre reflection or condemnation. Plateau people have almost accepted the fact that people in villages in Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Jos South etc do not have a right […]