Justice Chambers

Plateau State in 2023: Attacks, Deaths and Possible Reasons 2023 was a year of constant sadness and tragedy for Plateau State because the state was plagued with killings and attacks by gunmen, with such events happening so frequently that one could no longer be shocked at their occurrence but could only pray that a miracle end them.  The most recent attack, and perhaps the most deadly, was the one that happened on Christmas eve, around 10 pm in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Bokkos and Barikin Ladi where over 115 people were killed following the attacks by gunmen. Just earlier in the month, on the 10th of December, 4 people were killed by gunmen in the community of Mangu in Jos, and if you trace it backwards to the start of the year 2023, you’ll be deeply saddened to know that people were attacked and killed on a monthly basis in communities in Plateau State, most especially in the LGAs of Bokkos, Mangu and Barikin Ladi.  Because of the limitation of space, all of the in...