A Call for Restraint: Navigating the Aftermath of the Unguwan Rukuba Attack
Who Were the Shooters at Unguwan Rukuba? Here's an accout many of us are not paying attention to. So far, the Plateau State Police Command has confirmed 14 deaths and zero arrests following the night shooting in Unguwan Rukuba, Jos North. Again, we condemn the attack and extend our condolences to the families of the victims. Still, one question remains unanswered: who were the shooters? There is still no official statement identifying suspects. In the absence of that, eyewitness accounts have begun to shape public understanding. Two of them—both widely circulated—offer sharply different versions of what happened. And I tried to highlight some key things from both accounts in this piece. Account One The first account appeared in a video shared by VeryDarkMan, recorded at Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), where victims were taken. The video cited a higher death toll - 29. In it, a man who claimed to be present at the scene said the attack happened around 7:45 p.m. He describe...