The Plateau State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Rufus Bature, has condemned in very strong terms, the Christmas eve attacks on different communities in Mangu, Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of the state.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the APC state Publicity Secretary, Hon. Sylvanus Namang, and made available to THE NIGERIA STANDARD in Jos, the State capital, recently, following the coordinated attacks on communities on Christmas Eve.
According to the APC Chairman, “these unprovoked and dastardly acts, which left scores of lives lost, quantified property destroyed and members of the affected communities displaced from their ancestral home, is most regrettable as it came at a time when normalcy seemed to have been restored.
“The attacks were a heinous crime on the people of the state and a sacrilege, coming in the wake of the Christmas celebration which is a season for demonstration of love, peace and unity. This bloodletting has led to disenchantment of the people with the security architecture and the government whose major preoccupation is the protection of the people and their livelihood”, he enthused.
Hon Bature, while sympathising with the bereaved families of the affected communities and the government of Plateau State, called for the need to seriously dig into the root causes of these ceaseless attacks which led to the disorganisation and dislodgement of so many unsuspecting communities across the state.
He appreciated the deployment of more security forces to the areas and called for more proactive measures and greater vigilance by the people at all times.
Bature called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to never be tired of the Plateau incessant killings and to once again direct the deployment of more security forces to tame the tide and provision of succour through relief materials to the survivors of the attacks most of whom did not engage in farming last season due to several attacks on the affected communities.
