December 30, (THEWILL) – More groups and stakeholders have continued to express outrage and condemnation of the Christmas Eve attack on communities in Barin Ladi, Bokkos, and Mangu Local Government Areas as the death toll from the savage incident rose to 200, with 88 injured persons being treated in hospitals.
The Plateau Civil Society Organizations Forum (CSOs), in a statement in Jos, condemned the attacks and called on the Federal Government and the security agencies to be sincere and nab the perpetrators of the bloodbath, arguing that this particular incident was masterminded and orchestrated by certain identifiable individuals and not “unknown gunmen” as always claimed in security circles.
Describing the attacks as “very sad, unfortunate, and unacceptable by any standard,” the CSOs said, “It is an act of cowardice and outride wickedness to surround and kill innocent and harmless people in their sleep without any provocation”.
The CSOs noted that “as it is common with most of the attacks meted on communities, there are most often early warning security alerts. We are fully convinced that such information usually gets to the security agencies and the relevant authorities but each time such planned attacks by the same so-called Fulani militia are circulated, they will succeed in executing their evil plan unhindered.”
In a similar vein, the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Plateau State chapter, lamented “the renewed attacks across communities in the State, especially the Christmas Eve attacks, which bear monumental tragedy and loss to the great people of Plateau State.”
Calling for unity and cooperation to apprehend those responsible for the attacks, the ALGON applauds the State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, for his untiring efforts and prompt and strategic actions to contend with the ugly development.
Also, the Plateau State House of Assembly condemned in totality this show of barbarism in which armed militias invade and sack whole communities, killing and maiming innocent people.
In a press briefing well attended by the members of the Plateau State Tenth Assembly, the Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Gabriel Dewan, declared that “as a House, we do not only condemn the attacks and call for the perpetrators of the dastardly act to be fished out and prosecuted, we stand with and support the State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, and all the efforts and initiatives he is undertaking to deal with the situation.”
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