Tension in Jos as miscreants kill wido

There was tension in Jos and Bukuru metropolis of Plateau State on Tuesday following the shooting of a woman by some youths

The victim, said to be a widow, was said to be passing by before she was shot by some suspected Muslim youths. She died on the spot.


The incident came a few hours after some gunmen also attacked the village of Loton in Wase Local Government area of the state.

One person was reportedly killed while several houses were burnt.

The Bukuru incident created tension that spread to the city centre as some shop owners hurriedly locked up while some parents hurried to their children’s schools to take them home.

Our correspondent gathered that the tension was sparked off by fear of reprisal by some Christian youths in Gyel Junction, which led to the shooting of one other person, who was said to have sustained injuries.

The youths blocked major highways, especially at Gyel junction in front of Jos South LG secretariat.

The spokesman for the Special Task Force, Captain Salisu Mustapha, confirmed the development to newsmen on Tuesday.

He said the situation had been brought under control.

Mustapha, who said the development created panic and tension in the area, added that men of the STF quickly moved in to bring the situation under control.

He warned the youths in the area not to take the laws into their hands.