Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong has expressed shock over the night gun
attack on Taagbe Village, Jebu Miango of Saturday the 14th October 2017 even after the failed attack on Nzoruvho Village, which resulted in
the killing of 6 persons and 5 others who sustained various forms of
gunshot injuries.
This was contained in a statement signed by Emmanuel Nanle ,the director of Press and Public affairs to the governor .
DIRECTORATE OF PRESS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, PLATEAU
STATE
PRESS RELEASE
The Executive
Governor of Plateau State has expressed shock over the night gun attack on
Tegbe Village, Jebbu Miango of Saturday the 14th October 2017, after the failed
attack on Nzoruvho Village, which resulted in the killing of 6 persons and 5
others who sustained various forms of gunshot injuries.
The attack coming at
the heels of the 12hrs curfew imposed over Bassa Local Government Area, leaves
Government with serious concerns as to the fact that these criminal elements
perpetrating the spade of vicious attack within the Irigwe Chiefdom of Bassa,
are finding refuge amongst the inhabitants of those areas.
Government has
warned and is hereby reiterating that, it will not relent in its current
renewed efforts at identifying and prosecuting all those behind this heinous
crime, which seeks to take the State back to the dark days of violent
Conflicts. Government is therefore pleading with all residents of these areas
of conflicts in Bassa and the surrounding border villages, to volunteer
useful information that will lead to the apprehension of all the criminals
behind this sudden resurgence of terror.
Government further
Warns that any person or group of persons in villages and neighbourhoods
identified to have been providing refuge and escape for these criminals, will
not be spared the wrath of the law.
The Governor extends
his heartfelt condolences to families of the bereaved and has directed the
State Emergency Management Agency and Ministry of Health to immediately coordinate
medical services for the injured as well as provide all necessary
humanitarian relief materials to the areas of these attacks.
The Governor is also
appealing for calm from all law abiding citizens in these areas of attacks all
around Bassa. He gave assurance that Security has been reinforced, while
intelligence and security search and Patrol have also been intensified to
ensure the immediate arrest of the culprits.
Signed
Samuel Emmanuel
Nanle
Director,
Press & Public Affairs
15th
October, 2017