Overview
- Gunmen opened fire at a bar-cum-restaurant in the Gari Ya Waye area of Angwan Rukuba in Jos North, a Sunday night attack that left multiple people dead and others injured.
- Death tolls reported Monday range from at least 12 cited by the Plateau Red Cross to 27 given by a local council leader, with some youth leaders saying the figure reached about 30.
- Following the shooting, residents and local leaders reported a retaliatory mob attack that killed more people in nearby streets and markets.
- State authorities imposed a 48-hour curfew across Jos North from midnight March 29 to April 1 and deployed security forces as investigations continue, and the University of Jos suspended exams set to start Monday.
- Researchers and officials say the incident reflects the Middle Belt’s recurring clashes driven by pressure over land and grazing, weak state presence, and cycles of reprisal that can pull urban neighborhoods into rural feuds.