{"id":177770,"date":"2025-09-05T07:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T06:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/suspected-militias-kill-youth-president-in-plateau"},"modified":"2025-09-05T08:33:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T07:33:34","slug":"suspected-militias-kill-youth-president-in-plateau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/suspected-militias-kill-youth-president-in-plateau","title":{"rendered":"Suspected militias kill youth president in Plateau"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A community youth leader has been shot dead in an ambush by suspected armed militias in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.<\/p>\n<p>According to Zagazola Makama, the attack took place in the early hours of Thursday when a joint patrol team of soldiers, vigilantes, and hunters came under fire along the Horop\u2013Laban\u2013Nawala feeder road, a border route linking Plateau and Nasarawa states.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, identified as 47-year-old Mr. Dabit Clement Joseph, popularly called Chepti, was the Youth President of Horop District. He was killed on the spot during the attack.<\/p>\n<p>His body has since been evacuated to the morgue at Luna Hospital in Bokkos.<\/p>\n<p>Police authorities confirmed that investigations have begun, with security forces intensifying efforts to track down the perpetrators of the ambush.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A community youth leader has been shot dead in an ambush by suspected armed militias in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. 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