The Federal Government has reiterated the commitment of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administration to securing every inch of Nigerian territory, and ensuring that all forms of criminality by terrorists, bandits and militants are tackled boldly and decisively.
Information and National Orientation Minister, Mohammed Idris who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, strongly condemned the recent killings in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State.
The assailants reportedly killed 113 persons in 20 villages in Bokkos Local Government Area and 32 in three villages in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area.
The report gathered that the villages were attacked from Saturday night to the early hours of Monday while the attacks were also said to have left hundreds of people injured and property destroyed.
Idris restated President Tinubu’s directive to the security agencies to ensure that the perpetrators of these heinous killings are fished out and brought to justice.
He added that the President has also directed the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation and other relevant agencies to work with the Plateau State Government to deliver immediate humanitarian relief to the affected communities.
He said, “The Federal Government acknowledges the deep pains being felt by all the victims of these attacks, and pledges to scale up collaboration with and support of the State Governments in the collective task of ensuring lasting peace and security in Nigeria.
“At the Federal level, all hands are on deck across the security and intelligence agencies, to scale up intelligence-gathering and crisis-response efforts. We pray for God’s comfort and healing for all the affected communities and families. May the souls of the dead rest in peace”, he prayed.
