There is heightened tension in Jos, Plateau State, on Wednesday following the relaxation of the 48-hour curfew imposed by the Plateau State Government.
Our correspondent reports that the curfew was initially imposed after gunmen attacked residents of Angwan Rukuba in Jos, leaving at least 28 people dead.
However, the state government eased the curfew earlier imposed on the Jos North Local Government Area following improved security in the area.
The Commissioner for Information, Joyce Ramnap, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, explained that the curfew will now run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, effective Wednesday, April 1, to allow residents to attend to their normal activities within the permitted hours.
But on Wednesday morning, the relaxation of the curfew failed to ease tensions in Jos, as hoodlums and an irate mob reportedly attacked many motorists and passersby in different parts of the city of Jos, causing fresh fear and panic among residents.
It was learned that at the road leading to the University of Jos Permanent Site, a young man walking on the road was hacked to death after he was attacked by hoodlums.
It was further learned that several motorists in the Terminus and Bauchi Road, Gangere areas, had their windscreens smashed by hoodlums.
