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Africa

One Person Shot as Traders and NSCDC Personnel Clash in Jos

Source: Punch Nigeria · 24 Sep 2026, 13:03 UTC
One Person Shot as Traders and NSCDC Personnel Clash in Jos
Image: Punch Nigeria · original report

A confrontation between Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps personnel and traders at Chorbe Market in Jos, Plateau State, left one person shot and vehicles damaged. The clash reportedly occurred during a sanitation exercise, although the supplied material does not identify the injured person or explain how the confrontation began.

One person was shot and vehicles were damaged during a clash between Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps personnel and traders at Chorbe Market in Jos, Plateau State. The confrontation occurred during a sanitation exercise, according to the report by Punch Nigeria. The available account does not state whether the person who was shot was a trader, an NSCDC officer or another individual.

It also does not provide details about the person’s condition, the number of vehicles damaged or whether anyone was arrested after the incident. The source material gives no account of how the dispute began or whether the exercise continued after the clash. It identifies the parties involved as NSCDC personnel and traders at the Jos market.

Further official statements from the corps, the traders or Plateau State authorities are not included in the supplied information.

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