{"id":2069,"date":"2026-03-30T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/?p=2069"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:00:32","slug":"plateau-govt-imposes-48-hour-curfew-in-jos-north-after-deadly-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/2026\/03\/30\/plateau-govt-imposes-48-hour-curfew-in-jos-north-after-deadly-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Plateau Govt imposes 48-hour curfew in Jos north after deadly attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Plateau State Government has imposed a 48-hour curfew in Jos North Local Government Area following a deadly attack on Angwan Rukuba community on Sunday, March 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The directive was announced by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Joyce Ramnap, who said the curfew took effect from midnight of March 29 and will run until April 1, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the government, the decision was taken in collaboration with security agencies after the incident, which resulted in multiple fatalities and several injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police authorities confirmed that at least 14 people were killed in the attack. Initially, 12 victims\u201410 men and two women\u2014were reported dead, while two additional bodies were later discovered during search operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Plateau State Police Command said the Commissioner of Police, Bassey Ewah, led a joint security team, including tactical units and other agencies, to the scene shortly after receiving a distress call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Security operatives have since launched operations to restore calm and track down those responsible. The police added that the victims\u2019 bodies have been deposited in a mortuary, while efforts are ongoing to identify them and arrest the perpetrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents had earlier shared videos showing the aftermath of the attack, with reports indicating that the incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. amid heavy gunfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have appealed to the public to provide credible information to aid investigations, stressing that community cooperation is crucial in addressing insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the University of Jos has rescheduled examinations earlier planned for Monday and Tuesday due to the heightened tension in the area. The institution advised students and staff to remain vigilant and avoid unnecessary movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plateau State has witnessed recurring violence in recent years, with attacks, kidnappings, and communal clashes continuing to pose significant security challenges across several communities.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Plateau State Government has imposed a 48-hour curfew in Jos North Local Government Area following a deadly attack on Angwan Rukuba community on Sunday, March 29. The directive was announced by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Joyce Ramnap, who said the curfew took effect from midnight of March 29 and will run until [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37,58],"tags":[66,695,692,131,168,544,693,694,273],"class_list":["post-2069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-tragedy","tag-after","tag-attack","tag-curfew","tag-deadly","tag-government","tag-hours","tag-jos","tag-north","tag-plateau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2069"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2071,"href":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069\/revisions\/2071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neptuneprime.com.ng\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}