Reacting to the senseless killing of
persons, especially women and children
in a night attack on Ancha village in
Bassa Local Government Area of
Plateau, President Muhammadu Buhari,
Saturday condemned the act, noting that
it was unlawful for anyone or group to
take laws into their hands in the name of
revenge or reprisal rather than follow
due process by allowing law
enforcement agencies to fish out any
such aggressors, who will be made to
face justice.
The President, in a statement issued by his Senior Special
Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in
Abuja on Saturday, equally expressed disappointment at the
disruption of peace and normalcy that had reasonably taken root
in the state.
President Buhari According to him, “It is unlawful of
anyone or group to take the laws into their
hands in the name of revenge or reprisals,
rather than follow due process by allowing
law enforcement agencies to fish out any
such aggressors, who will be made to face
justice.
“The various communities in the state have
taken many steps, with the support of
security agencies and mediators to pull the
state back from the brink of anarchy and
senseless killings warranted by attacks
and counterattacks.’’ “It will be a painful
loss to allow these unsavoury acts to
return.
“I urge all our communities in the state and
the other parts of the country to embrace
peace and bring to a stop these painful and
unnecessary killings,’’ he added. The President
further reiterated the determination of the Federal Government to
protect the lives and property of all citizens, irrespective of
their places of abode.
He, however, directed law enforcement agencies to apprehend the
perpetrators of the Plateau killings and whoever their sponsors
may be. He prayed God to grant peace to the souls of the
victims and comfort to the grieving families and community.
The Plateau State Police Command had on Friday in Jos
confirmed that 19 persons were killed and five others injured in
an attack on Ancha village in Bassa Local Government Area.
The state’s police commissioner, Peter Ogunyanwo, who gave
the confirmation to newsmen, said that preliminary investigation
had indicated that the attack was carried out by unidentified
gunmen.
He said: “We are investigating the matter, but
from our findings so far, the attack was
carried out by herdsmen to avenge the
killing of a young boy. “We have been told
that a boy resident in the village was
reported missing on Aug. 3. We are told
that his body was later found without the
head.’’
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