– Some youths have gone on rampage
in Plateau state
– The young men are said to be protesting the
murder of a first class king which occurred a few days ago in the state
– Curfew has been imposed
– Soldiers were said to have shot
one of the youth
On Tuesday, July 20, some youth from
Bokkos local government area of Plateau state blocked the roads and took to the
streets as a reaction to the murder of a first class traditional monarch in the
area.
Women protesting in Plateau
Reports just coming in have it that
Soldiers serving with the Special Task Force (STF) on Jos crisis on Thursday,
July 21 opened fire on rampaging youth who blocked a road in Bokkos in protest
of the killing of a monarch and a night attack there Wednesday.
At least one person was killed and
five others injured, an eyewitness stated. Mangai Haruna said the youth refused
to allow soldiers into the area, pressing them instead to provide the killers
of their kinsmen. “They shot on our people, one of them died instantly,” Haruna
said. The weekly Thursday market in the town could not open due to the crisis.
A spokesperson for the STF could not
be immediately reached. Plateau State has enjoyed relative calm in recent times
after years of ethno-religious conflict that claimed the lives of thousands. On
Wednesday night, unknown assailants reportedly destroyed homes and attacked
residents of the area.
Source: naij.com
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