Former Minister of State for Education Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has condoled with the people of Plateau State following a devastating attack on several communities in Bokkos Local Government Area, LGA.
The assault, which occurred on Wednesday night, resulted in over 52 deaths and numerous injuries.
In a statement on Sunday, Nwajiuba condemned the attack, attributing the killings to the failure of President Bola Tinubu’s security architecture. He urged the National Assembly to expedite the creation of community police to secure vulnerable areas.
He said ” it’s unfortunate that such an incident is still happening. Besides this, there are countless of such incidences that are not even reported. The federal government must take the bull by the horn and see to it that the security of lives and property which is the government’s mandate is protected.”
It was widely reported that gunmen attacked Mangor, Tamiso, Daffo, Manguna, Hurti, and Tadai communities, leaving destruction and death in their wake. The Chairman of the Bokkos Cultural Development Council, BCDC, Farmasum Fuddang, confirmed the rising death toll, stating that 31 corpses were given mass burial on Thursday night, while the bodies of five children were burnt to ashes at Hurti.
So far, the Plateau State government has arrested some suspects and deployed security agencies to restore normalcy.
The Plateau State Commissioner of Information and Communication, Hon Joyce Ramnap, assured residents of the government’s commitment to ensuring safety and security. Governor Caleb Mutfwang has deployed strategic measures to enhance intelligence gathering, surveillance, and rapid response mechanisms.
