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Banks and other
businesses were completely closed in the Jos and Bukuru metropolis
following the tension generated by Sunday’s burning of houses in an
alleged conflict in Angwan Doki and Kwata general areas of Bukuru in
Jos South Local Government Area. As early as 7:00am Monday, reports
made the rounds especially via text messages that there was another
crisis at the Bauchi Road and Laranto areas of Jos on Sunday night, and
it took intense shooting in the air to quell the situation by the
special task force officers. The text message alerts led to fear that a
renewed crisis might have sparked and degenerated into another
bloodbath, thus causing most workers and business owners to stay at
home. The Igbo community in Jos also directed that all its members stay
at home Monday, and not open for any business to protest the alleged
killing of their members allegedly by Hausa/Fulani Muslim youths, and
also the burning of a Yola-bound Marcopolo luxury bus at Zololo
junction last Saturday.

Frightened moves

An outbreak of
fresh violence in Anglo Jos and Kufan areas on Monday about 10am fueled
the crisis which saw houses going up in flames and led to barricades of
roads and arrests of youth in different parts of the town as
communities resorted to complement state security with self defense.
Meanwhile, the Special Task Force on Monday morning paraded four men
arrested in connection with the Sunday disturbances in Angwan Doki and
Kwata General in Bukuru. According to Charles Ekeocha, spokesperson of
the task force, the four arrested are Ubale Dauda, Ado Hassan, and Sani
Gambo. Mr Ekeocha named the fourth as Young Nwaogazi.

The Joint Task
Force said: “The suspects are under preliminary investigation before
they will be handed over to the Nigeria Police.”

The statement added
further that “The commander of the STF led the two separate operations
that brought the situation under control,” concluding that “aggression
patrol has been intensified and the situation is being monitored
closely.”

The items recovered included two pistols with magazines, one
locally-made single barrel, one Russian double barrel, nine knives, tw
spears, and several other high capacity ammunitions.