DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Daily Rendezvous A bizarre road accident has claimed the life of a out 16 people and left about 83 people injured in the suburbs of plateau. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) had confirmed that at least 16 persons died and 83 others have sustained various degrees of injury in a truck accident involving PDP supporters in Plateau. The FRSC said that the truck was conveying 99 supporters of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) when it crashed on Saturday evening at Jwak, Panyam District of Mangu Local Government Area of the state. Longsan, Peter, the FRSC Public Enlightenment Officer in Plateau, disclosed this in statement on Sunday in Jos. The reports that the PDP supporters were returning from the party’s zonal rally held in Pankshin. ”It was a lone crash involving a truck conveying people from a political campaign rally of the PDP. ”99 people were involved, 16 people, mainly adult males were killed in the crash, while 83 sustained various degrees of injury. ”The unfor...

Daily Rendezvous Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has condemned the killing of three persons on Jan. 2 in Rafin Bauna community in the Bassa Local Government Area of the state. The governor’s condemnation of the act is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Jos by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham. Lalong said the attack was another callous attempt by the enemies of peace to begin the new year with violence. He warned that the state government would resist such attempts with all resources available to it. The governor noted that the victims were on their way from Dutsen Kura to Rafin Bauna when they were ambushed and killed by assailants now at large. He directed security agencies to arrest the perpetrators and conduct thorough investigation into the incident to ensure that the assailants were arrested and brought to justice. Lalong said that government was committed to dealing with criminals and their activities, warning criminals, including kidna...