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  • Gunmen kill three in Plateau

    Gunmen kill three in Plateau

    The Plateau Police Command on Friday said three persons were killed by gunmen in Jebbu-Miango community in Bassa Local Government area of the state.

    The command’s Spokesman, ASP Terna Tyopev, told newsmen in Jos that the incident, which occurred on Thursday night, also left eight persons injured and 20 houses completely razed.

    “Yesterday at about 1900hrs, the Police Division in Bassa Local Government area received a distress call that Jebbu-Miango community in Bassa was under attack.

    “The division immediately informed the state police command and mobilised its men to the place. While we were close to the village, the armed men ran away.

    “Some witnesses confirmed to the police team that three people from the community were killed by the gunmen.

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    “They identified the deceased as: Danlami Gomaster (male) of Kwall District, Emmanuel Audu (male) of Jebbu-Miango and a yet-to-be-identified person.

    “Eight other persons sustained various degrees of gunshot injuries while 20 houses were also set ablaze,” Tyopev said.

    The spokesman said the injured were at present receiving treatment at a hospital in the locality.

    He said that investigation was ongoing to unravel the remote and immediate causes of the attack.

    He appealed to the people of the locality to cooperate with the security agencies to that they could fish out the perpetrators of the heinous act.

    NAN

  • 11 killed, 4 injured as gunmen open fire on villagers in Plateau

    11 killed, 4 injured as gunmen open fire on villagers in Plateau

    Eleven persons were killed and four others injured when gunmen opened fire on villagers returning from Rim-Dyem market in Riyom, Plateau State, Tuesday night.

    “The attack took place around 7.30 p.m.; the villagers were returning home from a local market when gunmen waylaid them, killing 11 people instantly,” Mr Terna Tyopev, Plateau Police Command spokesman said.

    He said that those injured had been taken to Christian Hospital, Vom.

    “No arrest has been made, but we are already investigating the incident; we shall not rest until the attackers are fished out,” he said.

    Tyopev appealed to the affected community to be calm and resist the temptation to take the law into their hands, adding that more security personnel had been deployed to secure the area.

    The Tuesday attack is the latest in a series of violence visited on rural communities in Plateau, in the past few weeks.

    Among communities that had come under heavy attacks are Wereh, Foron and Rim in Barkin Ladi Local Government, as well as Miango, Jebu, Taegbe and Ncha in Bassa Local Government.

    The state, which suffered massive violence for more than a decade, enjoyed uninterrupted peace for two years before the gunmen returned in September.

    NAN

  • Gunmen kill 20 in Plateau village

    Gunmen kill 20 in Plateau village

    No fewer than 20 persons were killed in a night attack by suspected gunmen at Ancha Village of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau.

    A resident of the area told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the attack took place in the late hours of Thursday.

    The source, who preferred anonymity, also told NAN that the attack left scores severely injured.

    The Spokesperson of the Plateau Police Command, ASP Terna Tyopev, confirmed the attack but could not give details.

    “Yes, we are aware of the attack, but we don’t have the details now.

    “We are on our way to the scene of the attack to get first hand information on the situation,” he said.

  • Man impregnates housemaid, strangles pregnant wife

    Man impregnates housemaid, strangles pregnant wife

    The Plateau Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a 40-year-old man, Victor Dashit, who allegedly strangled his eight months pregnant wife, Irene.

    “Victor is in our custody and investigation is ongoing. W shall soon take him to court,” its spokesman, Terna Tyopev, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos.

    He said that Dashit, a staff of the National Industrial Court, Jos  who resides at New Abuja area of Jos, killed the wife, a 33-year-old teacher, at their farm in Kangang, on June 2.

    NAN investigation revealed that Dashit, after killing the woman, invited his brother to help him to convey her to hospital after lying that she slumped few minutes after she complained of feeling dizzy.

    A family source said that prior to the incident, the couple had faced lots of problems leading to persistent domestic violence.

    He said that the situation got worse in May 2016, when the deceased caught her husband in bed with their house help, one Nora, in their home.

    “The woman woke up one night sometime in May 2016 and did not see her husband on the bed. After combing the entire house, she peeped into the house help’s room and found her husband on her,” the source said.

    He said that Irene sent the girl out of the house, but the girl came back two months later and told the husband that she was pregnant.

    “Nora’s pregnancy aggravated the problems in their marriage; at a point, Irene fled to her parents’ house in Gindiri, but was persuaded to return to her husband’s house by their Pastor.

    “The Pastor persuaded her to return in November 2016, after intervening in the quarrel. She became pregnant immediately.

    She said that Irene had two daughters, while the baby, a male, removed from her womb after she died, did not survive.

    A source at the Air Force Military Hospital, Jos where Irene’s corpse was taken, said that the Dashit who brought the wife on June 2, had claimed that she slumped and died after complaining of dizziness.

    “The doctors confirmed her dead on arrival, but rushed her to the theatre for an emergency CS in a bid to save her unborn baby but brought out a dead child,” the source said.

    Further investigation by the medics, however revealed marks on her neck, which suggested that she was strangled.

    “The doctors quickly reported the matter at the Anglo Jos police station where Dashit owned up to strangling his wife,” he said.

    Tyopev, while describing the incident as “unfortunate”, blamed the development on alleged infidelity, saying that Dashit had equally confessed to impregnating his housemaid.

    “He confessed to holding the woman by the neck, but said he did not intend to kill her,” he said.

  • Police decry rising cases of child rape in Plateau

    Police decry rising cases of child rape in Plateau

    The Plateau Police Command has decried the increasing spate of child rape and molestation in the state.

    “The cases of child rape are on the rise in Plateau; no day passes without an incident,” Mr Terna Tyopev, its spokesman, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos.

    He said that the number of cases received by the command in the last two months were “scary”,  and described the trend as “unfortunate”.

    “You can imagine a 55-year-old man raping a one-year-old child; or even a case of a 65-year-old man raping a three-year-old child.

    “We find incidences like this very strange. What does an adult want in a one-year-old child?

    “It is unfortunate, really; the ugly trend keeps rising,” Tyopev fumed.

    The spokesman advised parents to take good care of their wards, and stressed the need to monitor minors so as to check the situation.

    “Parents and caregivers must consistently be on the alert. No effort should be spared toward curbing incidences of child rape in Plateau.

    “No parent should totally trust anyone with his child. Nothing should be taken for granted,” he said.

    Tyopev said that the command had put measures in place to contain the menace, and warned those involved to desist as anyone caught would face the full wrath of the law.