The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has
called on President Muhammadu Buhari to deploy more security personnel
to end killings that have been ongoing in Plateau State.
The Archbishop who made the call in a statement described the killings in some communities like Bokkos and Bassa LGAs of Plateau as very disturbing.
His statement read “The news of these attacks was so disturbing that I
had to call the governor, the commissioner of police and the permanent
secretary in charge of security.
“They all gave assurances that they were all working frantically to ensure return of normalcy.
“Shedding of blood seems to have become a culture and the preferred language among some farmers and herders.“Attacks over farmlands and cattle seem to have become a normal thing and shouldn’t be treated with levity.
“I appeal to the governor to inform Mr President, who visited Plateau
State few days earlier to inaugurate projects and to launch the Plateau
Peace Roadmap, to immediately send more security personnel and deploy
more Nigerian Air Force helicopters and military equipment that can keep
surveillance 24 hours daily while dialogue and negotiations go on,” he
said.
He also condemed the attacks in Daffo, Miango, Dundu, Dong, La’ake
and Rafiki communities, urging victims to be calm and law-abiding.
He called on farmers and herdsmen to sheathe their swords and live in peace with one another.