Governors of the six North Central states, yesterday, lamented the attacks and recent killings in Plateau State by gunmen. Chairman of the North Central Governors’ Forum and governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, who spoke when he led his colleagues on a condolence visit to the governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, at the Rayfield Government House in Jos, described the killings as unacceptable.
Recall that on Christmas eve, gunmen attacked 25 communities in three local government areas of Plateau – Barkin Ladi, Bokkos, and Mangu – and killed over 200 persons.
Sule noted that the attacks had persisted for too long and insisted that the Federal Government must get to the roots of the problem and find a lasting solution.
Addressing Mutfwang, the forum’s chairman said: “We are here to share with you whatever situation you find yourself in. I was here on a similar sad note, together with our delegation from Nasarawa when it happened during the period of your predecessor.
“During the period, we asked specifically for the religious leaders to be the ones in majority, because we wanted to talk directly with them about the need to continue to preach peace to our people.”
Sule, who called on the Federal Government to get to the root of the lingering killings with a view to finding a lasting solution, added: “We have seen a similar situation in Rwanda because I won’t call what is happening in Plateau farmers-herders crisis, it is not.
