The Plateau State Government has filed criminal charges against five suspects arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) in connection with the March 2026 killings in Angwa-Rukuba, Jos North Local Government Area.
The charges, filed on Friday, come weeks after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited the state and assured residents that those responsible for the attacks would be brought to justice.
The incident, which occurred in late March, saw gunmen invade the Angwa-Rukuba community at night, killing at least 30 people, including women and children, while several others sustained injuries. The attack is part of a pattern of recurring violence in Plateau State, often linked to longstanding communal tensions and security challenges in the region.
According to details of the case, four of the suspects — Isa Umar Ibrahim, Auwalu Abubakar, also known as Auwalu Dogo, and Musa Abubakar Ibrahim, also known as Yaroro — are facing charges related to criminal conspiracy to commit terrorism and other associated offences.
Another defendant, Adamu Isa Alhassan, is charged separately with criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide.
The suspects are expected to be arraigned in court on April 23