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Operation Enduring Peace: Troops Responded to Distress Call Over Gunfire, Killing in Plateau – JTF

Chidi Omeje — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:31:22 +0000

Operation Enduring Peace: Troops Responded to Distress Call Over Gunfire, Killing in Plateau — JTF The Joint Task Force says troops deployed to Bassa LGA to investigate reports of sporadic gunfire and the killing of a resident, while reaffirming its commitment to professionalism and inter-agency cooperation. The Joint Task Force, Operation ENDURING PEACE, has clarified […]

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Troops Arrests Arms Fabricator, Three Suspected Gunrunners, Recovers Weapons in Plateau

Zagazola Makama — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:24:00 +0000

Troops Arrests Arms Fabricator, Three Suspected Gunrunners, Recovers Weapons in Plateau By Zagazola Makama Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have arrested an alleged illegal arms fabricator and three suspected high-profile gunrunners during coordinated covert operations in Mangu and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation […]

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“Identity Cannot Become a Death Sentence, Crime Must Be Treated as Crime, Not Ethnicity”, MACBAN Warns Against Collective Blame in Plateau

Zagazola Makama — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:03:11 +0000

“Identity Cannot Become a Death Sentence, Crime Must Be Treated as Crime, Not Ethnicity”, MACBAN Warns Against Collective Blame in Plateau By: Zagazola Makama The Assistant Youth Leader of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Barkin Ladi branch, Idris Saidu Adamu, has identified collective blame, civilian vigilantism, identity-based killings, social-media incitement and what […]

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OPEP brokers N1m settlement over farm destruction in Jos South

Zagazola Makama — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:57:53 +0000

OPEP brokers N1m settlement over farm destruction in Jos South By: Zagazola Makama Jos — Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have brokered an amicable settlement between farmers and cattle owners following a reported case of farmland destruction at Gero Gyel District in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident, which was […]

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Beyond farmer-herder clashes: how armed groups, criminality and misinformation are tearing Mangu apart

Zagazola Makama — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:40:52 +0000

Beyond farmer-herder clashes: how armed groups, criminality and misinformation are tearing Mangu apart By: Zagazola Makama Plateau State is witnessing a dangerous transformation of communal violence into a self-sustaining security crisis in which attacks, reprisals, cattle rustling, arson, misinformation and political narratives are feeding one another. The most revealing way to understand the renewed violence […]

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Army deploys 236 Tank Battalion personnel to strengthen security operations in Mangu

Zagazola Makama — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:01:38 +0000

Army deploys 236 Tank Battalion personnel to strengthen security operations in Mangu By: Zagazola Makama The Nigerian Army has deployed the first batch of personnel from 236 Tank Battalion to Headquarters Sector 8, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The deployment, which is part of the recent restructuring of […]

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Beyond farmer-herder clashes: how armed groups, criminality and misinformation are tearing Mangu apart

Zagazola Makama — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:53:33 +0000

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Army deploys 236 Tank Battalion personnel to strengthen security operations in Mangu

Zagazola Makama — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:49:31 +0000

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Plateau imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on Barkin Ladi, Bokkos, Mangu

Zagazola Makama — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:40:53 +0000

Plateau imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on Barkin Ladi, Bokkos, Mangu By: Zagazola Makama The Plateau State Government has imposed an immediate dusk-to-dawn curfew on Barkin Ladi, Bokkos and Mangu Local Government Areas following emerging security concerns in the affected communities. The government announced the restriction on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, directing residents to remain indoors between […]

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GOC 3 Division engages Bokkos stakeholders over farmer-herder conflicts

Zagazola Makama — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 21:52:43 +0000

GOC 3 Division engages Bokkos stakeholders over farmer-herder conflicts By: Zagazola Makama The General Officer Commanding 3 Division and Commander, Operation Enduring Peace, Maj. Gen. W.M. Dangana, has engaged district heads and other stakeholders in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State as part of efforts to address recurring farmer-herder conflicts in the area. Maj. […]

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