Plateau State news

2023 - 12 - 26

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Plateau State: Nigerian Police Confirm 86 Killed, Over 200 Houses ... (SaharaReporters.com)

The Plateau State Command of the Nigerian Police Force says that no fewer than 86 persons have been killed with 221 houses completely burnt down during the ...

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Plateau killings: Northern Senators demand prosecution of ... (The Punch)

Senators from the 19 northern states under the aegis of Northern Senators Forum have urged the Federal Government to identify, apprehend and punish those ...

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'This has no place in our society' — CAN condemns Plateau killings (TheCable)

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the killing of over 115 persons in Plateau state.

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Everything We Know About The Bandit Attacks In Plateau State (Zikoko!)

On Christmas Eve, 2023, a group of armed bandits killed over a hundred people in Plateau State, Nigeria. The killings took place across five separate ...

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Nigeria: Attacks kill at least 160 people in Plateau State (The Africa Report)

Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday.

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Plateau Killings: Prevention Better Than Reaction, Says Christian ... (Arise News)

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday condemned the Christmas Eve attack in Plateau State, saying “it is high time we moved from reactive to ...

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Over 115 killed in Christmas eve attacks on Plateau villages (TheCable)

More than 115 persons have been confirmed dead following attacks by gunmen on communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi LGAs of Plateau.

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Tinubu, CAN condemn heinous Plateau attack as Amnesty demands ... (Premium Times)

The police in Plateau earlier confirmed that at least 96 people were killed in the attacks that occurred on Christmas Eve.

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At Least 96 Nigerians Killed in Christmas Eve Rampage in Plateau ... (International Christian Concern)

12/26/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — Assailants went on a rampage on Christmas Eve in Plateau State, Nigeria, killing at least 96 people ...

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Plateau State Govt Will Pay Medical Bills Of All Those Injured In ... (Independent Newspaper Nigeria)

JOS – Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang on Tuesday promised that the Plateau state government will settle the hospital bills all injured victims of ...

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Outrage as Plateau massacre claims 150, over 10000 displaced (The Punch)

As the President ordered the killers' arrest, the Chairman of Community Peace Observers in the Bokkos LGAs, stated that over 150 were killed by the gunmen.

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Governor Condemns Attack in Plateau State Communities (Voice of Nigeria)

The Plateau State Governor, Barr Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has strongly condemned the recent coordinated attacks on innocent communities in Bokkos, Mangu, ...

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Gunmen Kill at Least 140 Nigerian Villagers (Voice of America)

Gunmen attacked remote villages over the weekend in north-central Nigeria's Plateau state, killing at least 140 people, officials and survivors said Tuesday ...

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KILLING FIELDS: Despite special military operation, Plateau ... (TheCable)

Imagine living in a community infamous for being a slaughterhouse. Such is the fate of the residents of Bokkos, Mangu, Barkin-Ladi LGAs and other ...

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As death toll hits 115: Outrage over Plateau massacre (Vanguard)

It started on Christmas eve and by yesterday, a series of attacks by gunmen on communities in two local government areas of Plateau ...

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Humanitarian Crisis Looms In Plateau Following Gruesome ... (HumAngle)

While the world celebrated Christmas, the people of Mangu and Bokkos local government areas in Plateau, North-central Nigeria, suffered gruesome attacks that ...

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'Killings must end in Plateau State' – Femi Falana demands (Daily Post Nigeria)

Foremost human rights activist and constitutional lawyer, Femi Falana, has challenged the federal government to immediately put an end to gruesome.

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Plateau killings: Declare state of emergency on security, ACF tells FG (The Punch)

The Arewa Consultative Forum, on Wednesday, condemned terrorists attack on 17 communities in Barkin Ladi, Bokkos and Mangu Local Government Areas of Plateau ...

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Plateau Killings: Shettima visits communities, assures of justice for ... (Premium Times)

The Tinubu administration will not rest on its oars until victims of the gruesome attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi and Bokkos Local Government Areas of ...

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