July 20, (THEWILL) – The Plateau State Government has secured a Federal Government approval to prosecute perpetrators of attacks on the state.
Plateau has recently come under intense attacks with over 300 lives lost to attacks on Communities in Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) and other parts of the state.
Speaking with newsmen on Wednesday, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Samuel Jatau, said the Governor Caleb Mutfwan’s administration has the will power to put an end to the attacks.
“This government has the political will, have the zeal and we are willing to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of this crime. We have procured the fiat to prosecute any crime here in Plateau State and that is the main target.
“Now, we in the state have suffered a dearth of lack of prosecution of cases since the Plateau crisis, 22 years down the road. Nobody has ever been prosecuted, successfully convicted and sentenced to any term of imprisonment for 22 years.
“This is quite sad and the perpetrators of this crime are not ghosts. They are human beings, body and flesh. Nobody has had the political capacity, strength and legal equipment to do so.
“We have procured the Federal Attorney-General’s fiat to insist that such offence whether federal or state must and should be prosecuted in the state and conviction sustained”, he said.
