Posted by Chinenye on Tue 30th Jun, 2026 - tori.ng
A search operation in Plateau State has ended in tragedy after the body of a man earlier reported missing was discovered at an illegal mining site in Jos South.
(Mining Site. Photo Credit: ENACT Africa)
The corpse of a man earlier reported missing has been recovered at an illegal mining site in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.
A counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this in a post shared online.
Zagazola said that troops of Sector 3, Operation Enduring Peace, OPEP, responded to a report at about 7:30 a.m. on June 29 that one Mr Jerry had gone missing from the Rantya area.
He added that the troops, in collaboration with members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, launched a search-and-rescue operation in the surrounding bushes.
He explained that during the operation, the search team discovered the victim's corpse at a mining site, noting that the body bore gunshot wounds as well as machete cuts.
He said preliminary investigations indicated that the deceased had left home for illegal mining activities but failed to return, prompting concerns from relatives and the subsequent search operation, adding that investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the k!lling and identify those responsible.