Outrage trails killing of 14 people in Nasarawa reprisal attacks
By Olukayode Babalola
Madden is trailing killing of least 14 of us had been confirmed killed in gunmen attacks on Takallafia, Kwaja, Anguwan Magoro and other communities in Gitata, Panda Pattern Residence of Karu Native Government of Nasarawa Converse closing Friday.
Homes and other properties had been also self-discipline ablaze in what changed into once believed to be reprisal attack over the killing of an 18-year-ancient boy identified as Jibo Ali while on his capacity to Kwaja village in Gitata on Thursday evening.
Nasarawa police spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel acknowledged Ali changed into once attacked and later died at a non-public health heart where he changed into once receiving remedy.
He added that the Police Expose has begun investigation into the killings.
Narrating events that led to the mass assassinate, the police spokesperson in an announcement on Sunday acknowledged the Expose on Can also 11, 2023 at about 2200 hours acquired knowledge that one Jibo Ali, changed into once attacked by unidentified persons while on his capacity to Kwaja village, Gitata in Karu LGA.
He acknowledged that Police operatives linked to Gitata Division raced to the scene and rushed the sufferer with machete decrease on his head to Na-Allah non-public health heart, Gitata, where he died while receiving remedy.
“Sequel to the above, knowledge changed into once acquired that Tarkalafia and Kwaja villages had been later attacked,” he acknowledged.
Nansel acknowledged the Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Baba had deployed police operatives comprising cellular police personnel and counter terrorism unit to the self-discipline.
He acknowledged that officers of the navy also visited the self-discipline where 14 corpses had been recovered, including that they had been referred to health heart and thanks to this truth buried.
“The Commissioner of Police hereby condoled with all these who lost their relatives and ordered discreet investigation to unravel the faces within the attend of the attack, assuring that any individual stumbled on culpable can be dealt with in accordance to provisions of the legislation”.
While reacting to the reprisal attack, Nasarawa Converse chapter of the National Adolescence Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Sunday known as for investigation of the killings.
Speaking at Keffi (Nasarawa Converse), Mr Jaafar Loko, Chairman of NYCN expressed shock and disappointment and known as for thorough investigation to fish out these within the attend of the murders.
He commended the state govt for its proactive measures to curtail the concern and known as on youths and residents in affected communities to now not rob guidelines into their hands.
He enjoined residents to enable safety agencies to manufacture detailed investigations to unmask these within the attend of the killings.
“The concern is uncalled for. It is miles a calculated strive to truncate the peace we’re playing within the state moreover to to invent one other political force,’’ he acknowledged.
Loko known as on Nasarawa Converse youths to remain legislation-abiding; to give safety agencies with associated knowledge and now not enable themselves to be ancient as agents of destruction and chaos.
“No society can fabricate in rancour and instability. Because the most populous section of society, youths are inclined to be victims of conditions of this nature and mostly suffering from crises.
“Nasarawa Converse belongs to all of us and we must proceed to advocate for aloof coexistence, cohesion and pattern,’’ Loko acknowledged.
(NAN)
