Concerns have been voiced by a Jos resident on what she described as growing insecurity and unfamiliarity among the city’s commercial transport providers.
As locals continue to voice concerns about safety in some areas of Plateau State, her comments on social media have elicited conflicting responses.
The remarks coincide with ongoing security issues in Jos and its environs, where locals have long reported violent episodes and displacement connected to regional conflicts.
The woman recounted a recent encounter with a motorcyclist.
“Omo, Nigerians see, any way you fit take defend yourself abeg do am because you see this town, this people don reach here o. Tell me why I’ll take bike from a popular place to another popular place in the town and the bike man no know the place. I even tried speaking Hausa to him, the bike man no understand me. Every bike man in a certain place is supposed to know the town. This shows the bike men we’re seeing now are not the usual bike men. These people have spread everywhere.”
She went on to say that people in her immediate vicinity had experienced similar things, indicating a trend of worry among locals.
“I’ve talked to people around me and they said they also experience the same thing. Keke men, bike men no sabi road. Anyhow you wan take defend yourself abeg do it,” she added.
Her remarks are consistent with earlier security alerts and community complaints that have been documented in Plateau State over the years, especially in the wake of violent incidents that increased public fear and prompted demands for a more robust security presence.
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