By Lawrence Zongo
Jos residents were thrown into fear on Palm Sunday after gunfire erupted around Angwa Rukuba Junction, Eto Baba, and nearby student residential areas, leaving at least 10 people dead, according to a humanitarian worker.
Alex Barbir said in a video posted on his official social media handles that “10 Christians were killed on Palm Sunday.” Residents gave differing accounts of the attackers and the scale of the casualties.
One resident of Angwa Rukuba told TruthNigeria that “they are Boko Haram, not Fulani,” adding that many people were killed. Another account from the area described the assailants as Fulani militia who arrived on motorcycles, fired sporadically, and later withdrew toward nearby mountains after the attack.
Witnesses also reported gunfire at Angwa Rukuba Junction, where casualties were said to have been recorded. Parts of the area were reportedly set on fire. Students living around Angwa Rukuba, Eto Baba, and nearby school communities were advised by local sources to remain indoors and restrict movement while the situation remained unstable.
As of the time of filing this report, security agencies had not issued an official statement on the attack or the identity of the gunmen.
In a separate incident, armed men reportedly attacked the Kabir community under Aribi Ward in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the early hours of Sunday, March 29, 2026. Local sources said 13 people were killed during the assault, which reportedly occurred while residents were gathered for a bachelor’s eve celebration.
According to information shared by Habila Markus, who said members of his family were among the victims, the attackers struck around 12:00 a.m. and left several people injured. He said 13 bodies had been recovered, while others were receiving treatment.
A list of the reported dead included residents from Kahir, Kadda, and Kukyer communities. Those named were Bako Danjuma, Williams Luka, Peter Williams, Joseph Yakubu, Victor Peter, John Dan Asabe, Angulus Markus, Maikano Aribi, Zaphania Alhaji, Joseph Kaddah, Francis Ungwar Doya, Douglas John, and Ado Yakubu.
The Kaduna attack came amid continued violence in parts of the state, including Kajuru, Chikun, Koro, Ham, Kagarko, and Kachia local government areas, where residents have repeatedly reported attacks in recent months.
Plateau State has also recorded a series of attacks around Holy Week and Palm Sunday in previous years. In 2025, the International Christian Concern reported that at least 54 Christians were killed in Zikke, near Jos, after Palm Sunday celebrations. The group said 103 households were destroyed and the village was displaced.
Earlier reports also documented attacks in Plateau State during Easter periods in 2024, 2022, 2021, and 2020, with residents in affected communities losing lives, homes, and farmland.
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