Plateau Polytechnic Rector, John Dawam, made the clarification at a news conference on Tuesday in Barkin-Ladi.
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Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a member of a five-man gang of kidnappers who had been were terrorizing Barkin Ladi area of Plateau State, but relocated to Wamba road, Akwanga LGA, Nasarawa State, after two of his gang members were neutralized by security operatives during a fierce gun duel in Plateau State.
The governor spoke on Tuesday at an emergency peace and security stakeholders meeting held in Jos.
The Senator, in a statement on Tuesday, said week after another, communities of Riyom, Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Jos South and Jos East local government areas had come under intense attacks.
Speaker of the House, Abok Ayuba, said this in a statement by his Press Secretary, Bulus Atang, in Jos on Monday.
The Plateau Police Command has vowed to arrest and prosecute pertrators of the recent killings in the state.
A poor turnout of voters has been observed in most polling units in Plateau as the state holds elections into its local government councils.
Eight people were killed and 95 houses burnt when attackers invaded Abonong and Zayit communities in Foron District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
On June 24, the Government of Plateau, imposed a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew in Jos to avert a further breakdown of law and order, following the killing of scores of people in some communities.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that scores were on June 24, killed by gunmen in Barkin-Ladi, Riyom, Jos South Local Government Areas of plateau.
Several Nigerians were reportedly murdered by armed men believed to be herdsmen in Barkin Ladi, Plateau State.
Gyendeng said this in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday.
He disclosed this on Saturday during the Students Education Enhancement and Scholarship Award presentation and Third Anniversary of his constituency briefing.
A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria who visited the school, found the students camped at the gate which they locked, preventing movement into or out of the campus.