Soldiers with the Special Task Force on Jos crisis on
Thursday opened fire on rampaging youth who blocked a road in Bokkos Local
Government Area, in protest of the killing of a monarch and a night attack
there Wednesday.
At least one person was killed and five others injured, witnesses
told Premium Times.
A witness, Mangai Haruna, said the youth refused to allow
soldiers into the area, pressing them instead to provide the killers of their
kinsmen.
“They shot on our people, one of them died instantly,” Mr.
Haruna said.
Residents say there is tension in Bokkos town, as many have
fled the area to seek refuge elsewhere. The weekly Thursday market in the town
could not open due to the crisis.
A spokesperson for the STF could not be immediately reached.
The latest spell of violence began on Monday afternoon when
unknown gunmen ambushed and killed Lazarus Agaei, a first class traditional
ruler and the Saf Ron Kurele, alongside his wife, son and a police guard.
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