Plateau Killings: Schools Control Movement Of Students As APC Convention Returnees Are Trapped In Curfew

Herdsman with his cattle (Photo file)

Plateau Killings: University Authorities Controls Movement Of Students In Trouble Zones.

Still on the massive killing of over 100 people across five villages in Plateau, the Northern zone of Christian Association Of Nigeria has called on present administration to awake to its responsibilities of protecting lives and property.

Similarly, the Plateau state chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Nanyah Daman, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately replace all service chiefs.

In his words, “We strongly call on President Muhammadu Buhari who came on the mantra of Security,Corruption and Economic recovery to immediately sack and replace all the service chiefs and their paramilitary counterparts for allowing foreigners and the Fulani herdsmen terrorists to kill and maim defenceless children, women and men for four consecutive days unabated,” he said in a statement Monday.

Meanwhile, authorities of the University of Jos have cautioned their students and staff to be watchful.

In a statement by the principal assistant registrar, information and publications, Abdullahi Abdullahi, the institution called  on students to avoid  trouble zones.

The statement read in part,

“Following the civil disturbances recorded in some parts of Plateau State and attendant tension generated, Staff and Students of University of Jos are being strongly advised to be watchful and careful when coming to school. They should avoid conflict prone and lonely routes,” he said.

Premium times report that the Curfew imposed by the state government trapped hundreds of travelers along Abuja-Jos route, particularly delegates of the just concluded  All Progressive Congress (APC) national convention held in Abuja.

Also a violent protest, which occurred at Mararaban Jama’ar and at Zawan junction, Sunday afternoon in Jos South local government area, before the imposition of the dusk to dawn curfew, allegedly claimed nine lives.

Others were wounded by gun shots including a uniform personnel, shot at D/B Zang junction at Bukuru express-way by his colleague.

Two vehicles were said to have been set ablaze, while more than 20 cars were smashed.

The director general of the Plateau State peace building agency, Joseph Lengma, in a live phone-in program on the state owned radio in Jos, on Monday confirmed that some persons were killed during the Sunday protest at Mararaban Jama’a roundabout.

Mr Lengma sued for peace and called on other peace building agencies to collaborate with government to end the violence.

Most private primary schools located around Jos south were not opened on Monday.

Similarly, major shops and business centres around Bukuru, headquarters of Jos South, remained under lock and key at the time of filling in this report.

At present, security vehicles are reportedly patrolling some streets of Jos.