Brig. Gen. Hassan Umaru, Commander, Military Special Task Force (STF) on security in Plateau, says law
and order have been restored in Heipang, near Jos where unknown attackers killed eight persons on
Sunday night.

He told newsmen in Jos on Monday that when the STF heard of the attack, troops were immediately
deployed to the area to repel the atta.ck, but that in the process, the vigilantes on the spot opened fire on
them.

“In retaliation, one of the vigilantes was shot. He later died on the way to the hospital, and his remains
have been deposited at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) mortuary,” he said. Umaru explained that the youths in the area later staged violent protests demanding the withdrawal of the
STF troops.

He alleged that the protesting youths attacked the military vehicles and ransacked the troops’
accommodations. “To avoid more casualties, our troops have been withdrawn to Maraban-Jama’a, Jos,” he added.