Presidency Condemns ‘Brazen’ Attack On Travellers In Plateau

• The victims were attacked while travelling from Bauchi en-route Jos to Ikare in Ondo state

The Presidency has condemned an attack on travellers along Rukuba road in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau state on Saturday morning.

In a statement signed by presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu, the Presidency described the attack as “brazen and wickedly”.

Some 25 persons were confirmed killed and 14 injured in the attack.

The victims were attacked while travelling from Bauchi en-route Jos to Ikare in Ondo state.

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“It is widely known that Plateau State has been one of the states affected by herder-farmer clashes, which have, in a significant way, been curtailed following the intense peace-building efforts of the administration of Governor Simon Lalong.

“However, to be clear, this is not an agriculturalist-on-pastoralist confrontation – but rather a direct, brazen and wickedly motivated attack on members of a community exercising their rights to travel freely and to follow the faith of their choosing.

“With the evident preparedness of their attackers, it is clear this was a well-conceived and prearranged assault on a known target, location and religious persuasion of the travellers not an opportunist ambush,” the statement partly reads.

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agencies to fish out the perpetrators.

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