Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has described the recent attacks on some villages in Bokkos and Wase local government areas and the attendant loss of lives as unacceptable.
He said the attackers must be fished out and punished accordingly.
The governor ordered security forces to immediately confront attackers threatening the lives of people of the state with a view to bringing them to face the wrath of the law
LEADERSHIP recalls that last Saturday gunmen attacked Kuliyas village in Butura, Bokkos killing 4 persons including the village head.
This is coming after other reported isolated killings in other villages of Follo, Karara, Bokkos, and Mangor as well as the kidnap of some students at All Nation’s Academy who were eventually rescued by security forces.
Meanwhile, the governor in a statement issued in Jos by the director of press and public affairs Dr Makut Simon Macham commended security forces whose combined efforts together with Vigilante and hunter groups ensured the rescue of 10 persons kidnapped by bandits in Bashar, Wase local government.
He praised the prompt action of the ,police, Operation Safe Haven and community watch groups who gave the hoodlums a hot chase and ensured that all the kidnapped persons and other stolen items were recovered.
Lalong said this level of criminality must be addressed holistically by the security agencies in collaboration with the traditional and community leaders leveraging on the structures of community policing and vigilante groups.
He warned criminals that his administration will not allow criminals to return the days of darkness to the State under any guise.
Governor Lalong sympathised with the families of the victims and assured them that those behind the attacks will be made to pay for their actions.
He also called for vigilance among the citizens and timely passage of intelligence and information to security agencies to proactively prevent such attacks.
