The police in Plateau State have said that a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Safwan Fade, has been attacked by a group of thugs and beaten to death.
According to the police, the incident happened at Pankshin Local Government Area of the state, where a group of men stormed the stadium and attacked the corps member.
Fadec was said to be serving with the Federal University of Education in Pankshin.
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Emmanuel Adesina, the commissioner of police in the state, disclosed to journalists at the force headquarters in Jos that the state capital arrested two male suspects in connection to the attack on the corps members. The suspects are Samuel Dang Kat and Zatshinen Wubwerwe.
Adesina said the incident happened on January 23, 2025, at about 7 am, adding that Umbule Boreng Reuben of Pankshin LGA reported the incident to the police.
He added that the corps member was severely beaten and injured by unknown thugs at the Pankshin township stadium.
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The police boss then disclosed that he directed the DPO of the Pankshin division to lead a team of police officers to the scene where the victim was immediately taken to the hospital for medical attention.
Adesina’s statement reads in part: “The victim was treated and declared stable by the Medical Doctor on duty. The victim was later transferred to Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) as a result of some complications. The victim eventually died in the process.”
He maintained that the two suspects were arrested during their investigation in connection with the attack.
He noted that efforts have been intensified to arrest the fleeing suspects and charge them in court.
