Bokkos in a sentence

On cattle rustling, James said, “While on mobile operations, troops at Bokkos LGA arrested two suspected cattle rustlers, Abdullahi Ibrahim and Muhammadu Ori, at Gwandu village in Bokkos LGA.

Scores of women protesting arrests of some suspects over involvement in recent killings in Bokkos town of Bokkos local government area of Plateau state on Friday burned down the house of a District Head in the area identified as Michal Monday Adanchi.

According to him, the deceased were members of the Nasara Baptist Church, Dares in Tanti Baba of Bokkos.

After observing a minute of silence, he condoled the Internally Displaced Persons in the camps and promised to send funds into the IDP support account as managed by a committee set up by the Bokkos LG Chairman.

Bokkos, however, gave the surety an option of N10,000 fine.

Having won majority of votes cast in Bokkos, Pankshin, and Kanke Local Government Areas by a clear margin of over three hundred thousand votes, Gotom said verifiable indices show that his main opponent in the APC had lost and had no chances of survival.

If you are talking about Mangu, Bokkos and the rest, the people that have been killed within the past few months are over 1,500.

Mr Ishaku Maren, the member representating Bokkos constituency, made the appeal in a news conference on Thurday in Jos.

The acting chairperson of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Monday Kassah, said 113 people had been killed in the attacks on Saturday and Sunday.

The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has strongly denounced the recent attacks on communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi local councils of Plateau State during the Christmas Eve period.

At least 3 persons were confirmed killed, 3 others injured in a midnight attacks on two different communities in Mangu and Bokkos Local Government Areass of Plateau state, security taskforce spokesman, Major Samson Zhakom said.

Daily Trust reports that there have been cases of isolated killings in some Bokkos communities, with five people killed so far in isolated incidents.

Even we that are in Bokkos town are not safe either.

Gunmen on Tuesday, attacked Kwatas and Daffo communities of Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau and killed seven persons.

Last year, 150 people were killed during a Christmas Eve attack in Bokkos communities and other areas.

The Sector Commander of Operation Safe Haven in charge of Bokkos, Lt. Col. Isaac Indiorhwer (retd.), could not be reached when contacted on the incident by our correspondent on Friday.

He said the nonagenarian was kidnapped at his residence in Mushere, Bokkos Local Government Area of the state.

The election was held in nine Local Government Areas – Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Kanam, Lantang South, Mangu, Pankshin and Shendam, across 40 polling units in nineteen registration areas.

As peace gradually returns to Daffo rural communities in Bokkos Local Government of Plateau, the state’s Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a herdsman with a military AK 47 rifle.

As the debate over cattle colonies rages in Plateau, the chairmen and traditional rulers of Mangu and Bokkos Local Governments have said that no land had been allotted for that purpose.