Plateau governor convenes emergency meeting after gunmen kill 30

Caleb Mutfwang, governor of Plateau State, on Friday convened an emergency state security council meeting following a wave of attacks that have left at least 30 people dead across several communities in the past week.

The meeting, held at the Executive Council Chamber of the new government house in Jos, is being chaired by the governor.

In attendance are heads of federal and state security agencies operating in the state, including Major General Eyitayo Oyinlola, General Officer Commanding 3 Division and Commander of Operation Enduring Peace, as well as the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, CP Bassey Ewah.

Also present are deputy governor, Ngo Josephine Piyo and the secretary to the state government, Samuel Jatau.

The emergency session comes amid fresh violence in Bassa Local Government Area, where gunmen reportedly killed five people on Thursday night.

The attack occurred in the Nche Shwye Rishi community and has drawn widespread condemnation from residents and local leaders.

Eyewitnesses described the killings as “barbaric and senseless.”

As of the time of filing this report, the state security council meeting at Rayfield Government House, Jos, was still ongoing.

Details later.