Police in Plateau State say a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Safwan Fade, has died after being attacked by a group of people.
The incident occurred in Pankshin Local Government Area when a group of men stormed a local stadium.
Fadec was serving with the Federal University of Education in Pankshin.
Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina, said at the Command’s headquarters in Jos on Tuesday that two male suspects –Samuel Dang Kat and Zatshinen Wubwerwe – have been arrested in connection with the attack.
The commissioner said, “On 23/01/25 at about 07:00am, we received a report from one Umbule Boreng Reuben of Pankshin LGA, who reported that on 22/01/25 at about 06:00pm, one Safwan Adamu Fade, an NYSC corps member serving at FCE Pankshin was reportedly beaten and severely injured by unknown hoodlums at the Pankshin township stadium.
