The Plateau State Police Command confirmed that three security operatives were killed in an attack on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies NIPSS, Kuru, in the early hours of Monday, June 16, 2026. According to a statement by SP Alfred Alabo, the state Police Public Relations Officer, security reinforcements have been deployed, and patrols intensified around the facility by Commissioner of Police, CP Bassey Ewah. The police assured residents that calm has returned to the area and normal activities have resumed. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. NIPSS Kuru is Nigeria’s premier policy training institution for senior public officials, and this attack marks one of the most serious security breaches at the facility in recent years.
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