Crimes

Tinubu orders security agencies to arrest masterminds of Plateau killings

President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to fish out the masterminds of the recent killings in Plateau State to face the full wrath of the law.

The Star had reported that gunmen, on Sunday night, killed eight villagers, including an eight-month-old baby, at Farin Lamba community in Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The assailants also on Saturday night killed nine persons, burnt six houses, and destroyed many other properties in Sabon Gari in the Mangu Local Government Area of the state.

Reacting to the recent killings in Plateau State, Tinubu, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Dele Alake, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, said: “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.”

President Tinubu also urged community leaders, religious leaders, traditional rulers, socio-cultural organisations as well as the leadership of Arewa Consultative Forum, Jama’atu Nasril Islam, and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to work together to help foster genuine and long-lasting peace.

The president, who reaffirmed his government’s strong determination to stamp out violent crimes and all forms of criminalities across Nigeria, charged the governments of Plateau and Benue states and emergency response agencies to provide support and immediate relief to victims who have been displaced as a result of the conflicts.

The Star