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Plateau Killings: State Assembly Asks Residents To Defend Themselves
- “We strongly call on Plateau people to practically stand up and defend themselves and their communities, as the conventional security design is no longer guaranteeing our safety as a people.
The Plateau State House of Assembly has called on residents to defend themselves after series of attacks by gunmen in various communities in the state which have led to the killings of many and the destruction of properties.
The House also gave Governor Simon Lalong two weeks to address the security challenge in the state.
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The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Philip Dasun, who gave the ultimatum at a press conference in Jos, on Friday, said the decision was part of the resolution reached by the lawmakers during their plenary and had been communicated to the governor.
Dasun said, “On behalf of the Plateau State House of Assembly, I wish to sympathise with the government and people of Plateau State on the barbaric and dastardly killings that have been taking place in different communities of Bassa, Barkin Ladi, Bokkos, Jos North, Jos South, Mangu, Riyom, University of Jos community and recently that of Yelwa Zangam.
“The House condemns the killings in totality. These killings are unacceptable and condemnable. We commiserate with the families of all those who lost their loved ones during the attacks.
Gov. Simon Lalong
“We strongly call on Plateau people to practically stand up and defend themselves and their communities, as the conventional security design is no longer guaranteeing our safety as a people.
“We commend the youths on the Plateau for sustained coordinated and organised campaigns against the killings and as well the courage to make it go viral by sending strong messages to the world using the dead bodies from the mayhem on the social media and the streets of Jos; the display of the corpses in the House is a sign that they recognised the authority of the House of Assembly as an institution that can speak for the people. We greatly appreciate that action.
“As an assembly with people at heart, we call on Plateau State citizens to have confidence in us with renewed commitment as we have given two weeks to the governor (Simon Lalong) to take action on the resolutions the House has forwarded on security matters and how to restore peace.
“We call on the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, to come up with a statement defending us as a people and to bring back renewed commitment to the cause of Plateau.
“We are still expecting with high hopes, the President to also come up with a statement about the killings in Yelwa Zangam just as he did in the killings of travellers along Rukuba Road and to also indicate a sign of justice or we will see him as being reflexive about the conflict in Plateau.”
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