Jos: Operatives hunt gunmen who killed three in fresh attack

Policemen

The Plateau State Police Command has launched a manhunt for armed assailants who killed three people and injured one in Chwel Nyango Community in Jos South Local Government Area, on the night of 3rd April 2026.

In a statement on Friday, the State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Alfred Alabo, said the attack occurred at about 9:20 pm when the victims were returning from a mining site.

Alabo said the State Command immediately deployed a patrol team led by the Divisional Police Officer of ‘B’ Division Bukuru.

He noted that the injured victim was promptly evacuated to a hospital and is currently receiving treatment.

Alabo explained that the State Commissioner of Police, Bassey Ewah, expressed deep condolences to the families of the deceased and the Community, describing the incident as a “senseless loss of lives.”

He added that the commissioner ordered the immediate enforcement of a statewide ban on night grasing and night mining, as well as the total ban on commercial motorcycles within the Jos-Bukuru metropolis.

Alabo also noted that a ban on commercial tricycles, popularly called Keke-Napep, had been imposed for Sunday, 5th April 2026. Punch