January 12, (THEWILL) –Â Night attacks and Killings are continuing in parts of Plateau State, with Bass local government area recording the second in the new year as night attack on Ancha village on Tuesday, left scores dead and several others displaced.
Although a statement by the emergency security response outfit, Operation Safe Haven confirmed the incident, it could not state the number of those killed in the attack. State Government sources could not state the casualty figure at press time.
However, Governor Simon Bako Lalong has again expressed sadness over the attack, and regrets that it “left many dead and properties destroyed”.
Lalong said the attack which was carried out on Tuesday night is another sad tale in the unending cycle of violent attacks in the area which has continued, despite several measures taken by the Government to entrench peace and harmony among the various communities in the state.
He ordered the security agencies to ensure that they fish out the attackers at all cost, as bringing such perpetrators to justice is the only way to halt the unfortunate trend.
The Governor called on the GOC 3rd Armoured Division and Commander Operation Safe Haven, the Commissioner of Police, Department of State Services, DSS, Operation Rainbow, and other security organs in the State to utilise intelligence available from survivors and other sources and ensure that the perpetrators of this and other attacks are apprehended and exposed.
While commiserating with the families of those killed and survivors, the Governor directed the Plateau State Emergency Management Agency and the Peace Building Agency to move in and assess the damage as well as offer immediate humanitarian interventions.
Meanwhile, the Governor has praised the security forces for bursting a kidnap group and rescuing some victims in Barkin Ladi, describing the action as heart-warming and a proof that criminals will not be allowed to rest in Plateau State.
He called for further investigations and arrest of the fleeing suspects to be brought to prosecution, promising that those found guilty will face the law which prescribes death penalty for convicted kidnappers.
