President Buhari Denounce Heinous Killings In Plateau State
President Muhammadu Buhari has deplored what he described as the heinous killings in Plateau State.
There has been continuous bloodletting in the state in the last week, leading to the death of scores.
Many are injured and a lot of others have been displaced. Many properties were been burnt, rendering thousands homeless.
Many are injured and a lot of others have been displaced. Many properties were been burnt, rendering thousands homeless.
In Benue State, 10 people were killed in an attack yesterday, making Governor Samuel Ortom reiterate his call on people to defend themselves.
North’s elders condemned the worsening violence across the region in a statement by the Northern Elder Forum (NEF).
Yesterday’s Benue violence occurred in Tyiortyu, Mbakor Tarka Local Government.
Sunday’s killing of over 80 persons was in Kanam and Wase villages in Plateau State by terrorists, who also reportedly kidnapped over 70 others and destroyed about 100 houses.
Governor Ortom deplored the killings, urging the people to defend themselves.
He said: “It is becoming increasingly glaring every day that my people are now an endangered specie.
“My people will have to rise to the occasion to defend themselves and their heritage against the army of occupation.
“We have been accommodating of other people in our land but our hospitality is misconstrued as weakness.
“We are not a conquered people. We will never be. We are free-born citizens of Nigeria.”
He urged security operatives to do more to prevent crime and secure lives.
Northern Elders ask Buhari to resign
The Northern Elders Fo
rum (NEF) asked Presi
dent Buhari to resign for failing to provide security.
Its Director, Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, in a statement, said Nigerians have shed enough tears over killings that have become a daily feature.
The statement reads in part: “The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari does not appear to have answers to the challenges of security to which we are exposed.
“We cannot continue to live and die under the dictates of killers, kidnappers, rapists and sundry criminal groups that have deprived us of our rights to live in peace and security.
Also yesterday, the House of Representatives asked the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, to organise a joint military operation to flush out bandits operating in Plateau and Taraba states.
The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance by Abdulrahaman Gambo Mubarak on the killings in Taraba communities and part of Plateau states.
Hoodlums kill lecturer, Tailor n Plateau
A lecturer in the Depart
ment of Psychology,
Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State, Sani Muhammad Mazadu and a tailor, Safiyanu Sa’id, were killed during a clash by rival groups in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
A relative of the lecturer, Jamilu Abdullahi Mazadu, confirmed the incident.
He said: “The deceased was about to complete his PhD before the sad incident occurred. He and the other victim have been buried this morning. We pray Allah to forgive them.”
