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Tension Grips Jos Over Mass Burial
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Tension Grips Jos Over Mass Burial

Palpable tension has gripped Jos, the Plateau State capital, over the mass burial of those killed during the last attack in Bassa, Plateau North Senatorial District. Information has it that the people of Irigwe were on their way to Bassa for a mass burial after retrieving the corpses of those killed on the 29th July and 9th, August, when trouble started at Rukuba road axis Jos. See Also: Insecurity: UNIJOS Suspends Academic Activities, Shuts Hostels It was further gathered that trouble allegedly started when hoodlums blocked natives on their way to burying their loved ones in the ensued fracas which led to the killing at both sides of Rukuba axis of Jos North Local Government Area of the State. Confirming the incident, the Plateau State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ga...