Tension in Jos, one dead, cars burnt

Tension arose in Bukur town of Jos South local government area of Plateau State after one person was shot dead while two others injured by a combined security task force including Civil Defence Corps, Police and Operation Rainbow, enforcing the law banning roadside trading.

Sources told our correspondent that youths blocked roads and burned tyres, a situation that scared residents of Bukur general area.

The Youth leader of Bukuru Community, Bello Muhammad, who confirmed the killing to our correspondent, said the incident started around 2:00pm, adding that more than five vehicles were also burned down any youth.

Muhammed said “Some traders were going about their normal businesses, when suddenly armed security personnel deployed by JMBD descended on them. They shot three of our younger brothers. One is killed while two other’s injured. The injured ones are in critical conditions. Nasiru Musa Aliyu is the deceased as reported by Daily Trust.

The deceased’s father, Musa Aliyu, who also confirmed the incident, said his son was 30 years old and was transacting telephone cellphone business in the area prior to the incident. He added that his son was not trading on the road when the security operatives shot him.

“I am the father of Muhammad Nasiru. The security operatives went to the area where my son and other people were selling phones, destroying the cardboards used to display the phones. I was called and informed that he and others had been shot, and that Nasiru had died,” the father said.

The Spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Alabo Alfred is yet to respond to inquiries by our correspondent as at the time of filing this report.