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A series of armed attacks occurred between 23 and 25 December 2023 in Plateau State in central Nigeria. They affected at least 17 rural communities in the Nigerian local government areas of Bokkos and Barkin Ladi, resulting in at least 200 deaths and injuries to more than 500 people [1] [2] as well as significant property damage.
The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, condemned the massacre and promised to arrest the perpetrators. The local government declared a 24-hour curfew, [ 4 ] but locals criticized the curfew as ineffective. [ 6 ]
The Plateau State government gave orders for hospitals to take in patients and treat them regardless of payment or documentation. It blamed the collapse on the college's “weak structure and location near a riverbank ”, and insisted that other schools with weak structures or foundations shut down.
The Plateau State University is located in Bokkos, was suspended in 2007 and reopened in 2012.. Christians in the region have faced violent attacks in 2023 and 2024. Between 140 and 300 Christians were killed in a four-day massacre on Christmas 2023 and on Easter Monday, 1 April 2024, ten Christians were killed in three communities of the parish of Saint Thomas the Apostle, presumably by ...
On the afternoon of 10 April 2022, a bandit gang, believed to be Fulani herdsmen, [7] attacked nine villages in Plateau State. [8] [3] All the villages were in the Kanam and Wase local government areas. [9] Gunmen killed at least 50 people and kidnapped about 70 others. [8] [3] They also torched and looted houses during the rampage. [8] [3] [1]
[1] [2] Nentawe was the flagrunner for his party in the 2023 gubernatorial elections in Plateau state. [3] Between July 2017 - December 2021, he held the position of resident electoral commissioner in Benue state. [4] Also, he was ICT director in Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi for 12 years. [5]
The Governor of Plateau State is elected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of state local government areas. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the ...
12 July – 2024 Saints Academy college collapse: At least 22 students are killed and 132 others injured after a school building collapses in Jos, Plateau State. [ 27 ] 18 July – The Nigeria Labour Congress , the Trade Union Congress , and the Nigerian government agree on a new minimum wage of ₦ 70,000 ( US$ 43) per month, ending prolonged ...