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Plateau Peace Building trains Leaders of Aten, Attakars, Fulani and Irigwe on mitigating conflict

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5 years ago

July 8, 2021

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Community Leaders of Aten, Attakars, Fulani and Irigwe get capacity training (4)

In tandem with its mandate of engaging stakeholders’ to entrench the ideals of sustainable Peace and Peaceful co-existence amongst the diverse ethno-religious groups in the State, The Plateau State Peace Building Agency organized a 2Day capacity building training for Leaders of Aten, Attakar, Fulani, and Irigwe Communities in Jos the Plateau state capital.

The 2Day training held on 7th and 8th July 2021at Dimples Hall in Jos is supported by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and in collaboration with the Kaduna State Peace Commission given that the communities are bordering between Plateau and Kaduna State.

Director-General of PPBA, Mr Joseph Langmang, who was represented by the Director of Administration Plateau State Peace Building Agency, Mr Timothy Gayi in his opening remark at the workshop said the Agency is living up to its responsibility in strengthening the capacity of communities to be able to handle their own mediation and dialogue and on how they can resolve their conflicts by themselves. Also building on the capacity of community leaders to serve as first respondents in terms of conflict.

Mr Gaya said the training will center on tolerance, trust and confidence-building.

The lead facilitator for the workshop and the Director of Programs Plateau State Peace Building Agency, Mr. Godwin Okoko said the objectives were centered on building the capacity of community leaders with the mechanisms and strategies on how they can be able to address and mitigate against conflict, tension and triggers in their communities.

He said the communities were from Riyom and Bassa Local Government Areas as they have experienced conflicts for over 2 decades also comprising leadership from Kaura Local Government Area from Kaduna State.

Mr Okoko said the capacity building was drawn from the continuous dialogue started by the Agency some 24 months ago with a “Commitment to Peace Agreement” signed in some instances.

Some of the community leaders, including Dr Markus Avong, the president of Attakar Community development, Mrs. Paulina Bala, Aten Women Leader, Mr Reuben Zongo, Secretary to Irigwe Traditional Council and Maryam Adamu, Women Ardo Kaura LGA, who spoke to Journalists at the workshop expressed delight in the efforts thus far and pledged to step down resolutions and processes learned at the workshop to their various communities when they get back.

The Plateau Peace Building Agency (PPBA) is an institutional framework established by law in response to the challenges of peace and security in the state. Their mandate is to promote the culture of peace and harmonious coexistence, among the various ethnoreligious divides on the Plateau.

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Operation Safe Haven Rescues Six Abducted Travellers in Plateau

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2 months ago

June 5, 2026

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Troops Rescue Six Abducted Travellers in Plateau, Search Ongoing for Missing Driver

Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) rescued six travellers abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Hawan Kibo–Rafin Sanyin Road in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The rescue operation followed a swift response by troops of Sector 6 Operation Enduring Peace after receiving a distress call in the early hours of Friday.

According to the Media Information Officer of Operation Safe Haven, Captain Polycarp Oteh, troops immediately mobilised to the area and successfully rescued six of the abducted victims, while efforts continue to locate the remaining victim, identified as the driver of the vehicle.

“At the early hours of today, troops of Sector 6 Operation Enduring Peace responded to a distress call on a kidnapping incident and swiftly mobilised, successfully rescuing six out of the kidnapped victims,” Oteh said.

“Deliberate effort is currently ongoing to rescue the driver. There is no cause for alarm. Troops are on top of the situation.”

The incident occurred when suspected kidnappers reportedly intercepted a vehicle conveying passengers from Lafia, Nasarawa State, to Jos, Plateau State.

On arrival at the scene, troops discovered an ash-coloured Honda vehicle abandoned by the roadside with its occupants missing.

A search-and-rescue operation was immediately launched in the surrounding bushes, leading to the successful rescue of six victims identified as Ibrahim Usman, Ali Ibrahim, Sabiu Idris, Private Ibrahim Musa, Hamisu Abubakar and Joshua Johanna.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the victims were travelling from Lafia to Jos when their vehicle was intercepted by the kidnappers along the route.

Security sources said intensive search operations are continuing in the area to locate the missing driver and prevent further criminal activities along the highway.

Operation Safe Haven said troops remain on high alert, with routine patrols ongoing across the Joint Operations Area to protect communities and critical infrastructure from security threats.

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Prime Commercial Property for Sale on 5 Ahmadu Bello Way, Jos

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3 months ago

May 4, 2026

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