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96 Houses Burnt Down, Property Looted As Armed Men storm Plateau community

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At least 96 houses have been set ablaze by unknown gunmen in Gyenbwas, a community in Langai District of Mangu Local Government Area (LGA), Plateau State.

According to reports, the assailants stormed the area in a brazen overnight attack, looting food items, mattresses, cattle, and other valuables before setting the homes on fire.

Speaking on the issue, the traditional ruler and Madugun Langai, Alhaji Yakubu Umar said they have recovered bodies of persons killed during the attack.

He said apart from the two persons killed on Monday, one more body was recovered on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to three.

The community accused the Berom ethnic group of launching the attack, which they denied.

Umar lamented that, “We have never experienced such atrocities. The perpetrators burned working equipment, clothes, foodstuffs, and other items. They also looted goods worth millions of Naira. We live peacefully with everyone and that is why we are very surprised.”

The traditional leader then sought the intervention of the Mangu LGA and the Plateau government to get to the bottom of the attack, adding that there is the need to send aid to the victims.

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I will end 2027 campaign if anyone proves I collected money in US – Peter Obi

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The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has given a condition for stopping his 2027 political campaign.

Obi vowed to stop his presidential campaign if anybody could provide evidence of him collecting money from Nigerians in the diaspora.

Speaking in the United States (US), Obi dismissed claims that he was in America to source funds for his presidential campaign.

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“People are saying that on my current trip to America, I have gone there to collect money from Nigerians in the diaspora.

“If anyone can show me one person in America who gave me even one dollar, I will end my 2027 campaign.

“I am using my own resources and paying all my bills, I am running around the world, trying to do the right thing.”

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Terrorists kill nine passengers in Plateau bus attack

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Nine people have been killed after gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus at Dungus, Kuru District, Jos South council area.

The police command in Plateau confirmed the attack in a statement by its spokesman, Alfred Alabo, on Monday.

The command said it received a distress report at about 7:45 p.m. on Sunday that terrorists operating on a motorcycle had attacked the bus.

According to the statement, the Toyota bus, with registration number BUU 621 ZL, was conveying passengers to Jos when the gunmen opened fire.

It said seven people were confirmed dead at the scene, while two others who sustained gunshot injuries later died in hospital. The police said the development brought the total number of fatalities from the attack to nine.

The police commissioner, Ayodeji Faniyan, immediately mobilised Mobile Police operatives, tactical teams, homicide detectives and forensic experts to the scene.

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