President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the security agencies to ensure that the perpetrators of recent killings in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State are fished out and brought to justice.
Also, the President has 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.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who disclosed this in Abuja, condemned the killings.
He added that the Federal Government acknowledged the deep pains being felt by all the victims of these attacks, and pledged to scale up collaboration with and support of the State Governments in the collective task of ensuring lasting peace and security in Nigeria.
Idris expressed the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 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.
The minister assured that all hands are on deck across the security and intelligence agencies, to scale up intelligence-gathering and crisis-response efforts.
He said “We pray for God’s comfort and healing for all the affected communities and families. May the souls of the dead rest in peace. Amen.”
