Plateau Killings: MURIC Calls For Immediate Rounding Up ‘Christian Militia’

• MURIC also described Governors Lalong and Akeredolu’s reaction to the incident as a facade, saying that it rejects the crocodile tears and lies of the governors…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called for the immediate rounding up of all killers of Muslim travellers in Jos, describing the culprits as members of the Christian militia in Jos.

More than twenty unarmed Muslim travellers were killed by gunmen at Rukaba, Jos, Plateau State on Saturday.

In a statement by its director, Ishaq Akintola, MURIC condemned the massacre and called on government to fish out the perpetrators.

“MURIC condemns this massacre in the strongest terms. It is barbaric. We hereby demand the rounding up of all members of the Irigwe Christian militia. They must be brought to justice. They ran away from the crime scene when they saw security men approaching. But they had participated in the killing of twenty two (22) and wounding of fourteen (14) before taking to their heels.

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“It is not possible for the six who were arrested to have been the only attackers. Only six attackers could not have surrounded people who filled five buses. The rest must be fished out,” the statement partly read.

MURIC also described Governors Simon Lalong and Rotimi Akeredolu’s reaction to the incident as a facade, saying that it rejects the crocodile tears and lies of the governors who claimed that the attack was a case of mistaken identity.

“How can anybody say Muslims from Ikare in Ondo State were killed in such a large number due to ‘mistaken identity’? That is baldadash. It is unthinkable. Who do the Christian terrorists have the right to attack and kill for their pleasure and who should they spare? This kind of excuse has exposed the mentality of the two governors. They are shedding crocodile tears,” the statement added.

While praying for the repose of the souls of the victims, the group however appealed to Muslims nationwide to remain calm and law-abiding.

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