By admin on April 21, 2010
At least nine persons were killed as fresh clashes erupted in Nigeria’s northern state of Plateau where hundreds have already died in recent sectarian conflict between the Muslims and Christians.
Yesterday, about seven bodies were exhumed from a shallow grave in Riyom in the neighbouring town of Jos which has been severely affected by the killings.
Posted in Nigerian News | Tagged acting president, goodluck jonathan, plateau state
By admin on March 12, 2010
*GOC says Army acted professionally
*NYSC defies Reps, swears in corps members
By Taye Obateru & Luka Binniyat
JOS—HUNDREDS of Plateau women, yesterday, staged peaceful demonstrations in Jos and Abuja against Sunday’s mayhem at Dogon Nahawa where hundreds, mostly women and children, were murdered.
Posted in Nigerian News | Tagged house of assembly, house of representatives, national assembly, plateau state, vanguard news
By admin on March 12, 2010
* Police say have made 200 arrests
* Charges include possession of firearms, breaking curfew
* Local government, military trade blame
By Shuaibu Mohammed
JOS, Nigeria, March 11 (Reuters) – Police in Nigeria said on Thursday they had arrested around 200 people following weekend attacks on three Christian villages in which hundreds of people are feared to have been killed.
Posted in Nigerian News | Tagged acting president, goodluck jonathan, plateau state
By admin on March 11, 2010
The Acting Commissioner of Police in Plateau State, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, has said that some “faceless influential persons” are behind the March 7 killings in three villages of Shen district in Jos South Local Government Area of the state.
Aduba, who briefed the press on the latest development in the state, said that confessional statements extracted from the suspects indicated that while some of them volunteered to take part in the massacre, others had influential sponsors.
Posted in Nigerian News | Tagged joint task force, niger delta, plateau state
By admin on March 11, 2010
The Nigerian Army has denied complicity in last Sunday’s attacks on three communities of Dogo Nauwa, Ratsat and Jot in Shen Village of Jos South Local Government Area.
The Director of Information of the Nigerian Army, Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in an electronic mail on Wednesday that the statement attributed to Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang, was embarrassing and unfortunate.
Posted in Nigerian News | Tagged Jos crisis, nigerian army, plateau state
