The Plateau State Government has filed criminal charges against five suspects arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the deadly attack in Angwa Rukuba, Jos North Local Government Area on Palm Sunday, which left more than 30 people dead.
The prosecution, initiated by the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Philemon Audu Daffi, follows renewed security efforts after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent visit to the state, where he assured residents that those behind the killings would be brought to justice.
According to court documents, four of the defendants—Isa Umar Ibrahim, Auwalu Abubakar (also known as Auwalu Dogo), and Musa Abubakar Ibrahim (also known as Yaroro)—are facing charges bordering on criminal conspiracy to commit terrorism and related offences.
A fifth defendant, Adamu Isa Alhassan, is facing additional and more severe counts, including culpable homicide, illegal possession of firearms, and unlawful dealing in arms and ammunition.
The suspects were arrested between 3 and 10 April 2026, following coordinated investigations by security agencies into the Angwa Rukuba attack. Prosecutors allege that the accused played active roles in planning and executing the assault, including financing and logistical coordination.
The court filings further revealed that one suspect, identified as Ado Ibrahim, remains at large.
In a wider development, Alhassan is also accused of involvement in earlier attacks across communities in Riyom and Jos South Local Government Areas between 2025 and early 2026, incidents that reportedly claimed several lives and deepened insecurity in the state.
The charges were brought under Sections 269 and 270 of the Plateau State Penal Code Law, 2017, which deal with terrorism-related offences and prescribe stiff penalties upon conviction.
The Angwa Rukuba killings form part of a troubling pattern of violence in Plateau State.
In March 2025, coordinated attacks on communities in Bokkos and Bassa Local Government Areas left at least 30 people, including children, dead, drawing national outrage and renewed calls for decisive government action.
