Gunmen k!ll police officer and one other in Plateau

Gunmen have k!lled a police officer on his way to duty post along the Kwi-Beco road, a community between Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State.

The incident, according to sources, occurred at about 7pm on Thursday, October 8, 2026.

The development came amid heightened tensions in Mangu, Bokkos and Barikin Ladi LGAs where government recently imposed curfew to douse tensions.

According to Daily Trust, the affected security operative was reportedly riding on a motorcycle to his duty post in the Chit area of Heipang District, when he was attacked and k!lled.

Source said the assailants also made away with the motorcycle after the attack.

The spokesman of the Berom Youth Moulders-Association (BYM), Rwang Tengwong, confirmed the incident and described it as disturbing.

Tengwong lamented that the k!lling of a security operative raised serious concerns about the safety of civilians in the affected communities.

He said the group was particularly troubled that security personnel deployed to protect residents were themselves vulnerable to attacks.

The BYM spokesman condemned the k!lling and called for urgent measures to address the security challenges confronting communities in the area.

In a similar development, troops of Sector 6, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), have recovered the corpse of a man identified as Mr. Clinsha Haruna along a roadside in Gero Community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The incident occurred at about 4:25 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, after troops deployed at Gero responded to a report concerning the discovery of a corpse in the area.

Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the troops, upon arrival at the scene, confirmed the deceased as Haruna, who had sustained machete cuts allegedly inflicted by suspected local militia elements or robbers.

The suspects reportedly carted away the victim’s motorcycle after the attack.The corpse was subsequently evacuated by the deceased’s relatives, while investigation is ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and identify those responsible.

Security agencies are continuing efforts to track down criminal elements operating along vulnerable routes within the area.