Plateau Att∆ck: Gunmen In Military Uniforms K!ll Several On Palm Sunday, 48-Hour Curfew Declared
Plateau Attack: Gunmen In Military Uniforms Kill Several On Palm Sunday, 48-Hour Curfew Declared
The attack, which occurred on Sunday evening, has heightened fears among residents, with eyewitnesses recounting how the assailants carried out the operation in a brazen manner without immediate resistance.
Tension has engulfed Anguwan Rukuba in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State after suspected terrorists reportedly dressed in military uniforms stormed the community and opened fire on residents, killing several people.
The attack, which occurred on Sunday evening, has heightened fears among residents, with eyewitnesses recounting how the assailants carried out the operation in a brazen manner without immediate resistance.
According to a resident, Nyam Isaac, the gunmen arrived at about 8pm and began shooting indiscriminately at people in what he described as a busy market area.
“This is my area. Gunmen came around 8pm to a place called Angwa Rukuba and shot randomly at people, it’s a market setting. People who saw them said they came in soldier khaki. They left many injured,” he said.
Another eyewitness account shared on social media by a user identified as ABUJAGIST corroborated the incident, noting that the attackers unleashed terror on unsuspecting residents.
“Crisis in Jos: Gunmen attacked Angwa Rukuba Community, killing several residents in sporadic shooting. Tension gripped the area after the sudden attack,” the post read.
Amid the outrage, a social media user, Kaptain Kush, lamented what he described as the growing normalization of mass killings in Nigeria, especially in Plateau.Nigerian military reports
“Jos is under curfew tonight. Palm Sunday. Gunmen on motorcycles shot through a student community and killed at least 10 people. Over 40 dead in Plateau since Thursday. And tomorrow morning Nigerian political Twitter will be back to debating 2027 candidates like this is not happening,” he wrote.
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“We have normalized the deaths of some Nigerians so completely that the normalization itself no longer shocks us. That is the most frightening part.”
However, the circulation of videos from the scene also triggered heated accusations and counter-accusations among Nigerians online.
Another user, Oyindamola, questioned the government’s response to the recurring violence.
“What happened in Jos yesterday is really sad… Why is the government allowing this to happen to its citizens? What kind of government is this?” she queried.
Reacting to the incident, the Plateau State Government confirmed the attack and imposed a 48-hour curfew across Jos North Local Government Area.
In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Rt. Hon. Joyce Lohya Ramnap, the government condemned the killings and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.
“Following the tragic security incident that occurred at Gari Ya Waye community, Angwan Rukuba today, Sunday, resulting in the loss of lives while several others sustained varying degrees of injuries, the government has imposed a 48-hour curfew within Jos North Local Government Area with immediate effect,” the statement read.
The curfew, which commenced at midnight on March 29, is expected to last until April 1, 2026.
Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, according to the statement, “strongly condemns this barbaric and unprovoked attack on innocent citizens” and assured residents that security agencies have been mobilised to track down those responsible.
Residents have been urged to remain indoors, stay vigilant and provide useful information to security agencies as investigations continue.
The attack adds to a growing wave of violence in Plateau, where communities have repeatedly come under deadly assaults by unidentified gunmen, further raising concerns about the worsening security situation in the region.
