President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered security agencies to find the perpetrators of what he called “dastardly acts” of murder in Mangu Local Government Area Plateau State and other areas of Benue State.
The president denounced the most recent intergroup killings in a statement released on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Dele Alake.
In response to the most recent outbreak of violence in Plateau State, Tinubu voiced his sorrow and anguish and called the festering “reprisal attacks, needless and avoidable bloodletting” among communities in the two states “very depressing.”
However, he ordered the emergency response organizations and the governments of Plateau and Benue States to help and immediately aid those who have been displaced as a result of the clashes.
He underlined the commitment of his administration to eradicating all types of criminal activity throughout Nigeria, including violent crimes.
In addition to the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Jama’atu Nasril Islam, and Christian Association of Nigeria, President Tinubu urged community leaders, religious leaders, traditional leaders, socio-cultural organizations, and traditional rulers to collaborate in order to foster genuine and lasting peace, reestablish trust, and restore harmony to the conflict areas.
“It is most unfortunate that in this orgy of violence, an innocent eight-month-old baby in Farin Lamba community of Vwang District, Jos South Local Government, died in a conflict she knew nothing about.
“A major consequence of perennial conflict is always the tragic loss of innocent lives. To build virile, peaceful and prosperous communities demand tolerance and forgiveness for every perceived wrongdoing,” the president said in the statement titled ‘Plateau Killings: We Must Break This Cycle of Violence’.