STILL reeling from the killing of
10 people at a drinking joint in Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of
Plateau State on Monday, two close relatives of the chairman of the council
were gunned down in the early hours of Wednesday by assailants suspected to be
Fulani herdsmen.
Also, the state Police Command has
ordered drinking joints in Barkin-Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas to
close by 6.00 p.m. while similar joints in Bukuru and Jos metropolis and other
local government areas in the state are to close by 7:00 p.m.
The Chairman of the council,
Honourable Emmanuel Loman who disclosed this to Nigerian Tribune said some
people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen attacked Sho village in the early hours
of Wednesday rattling the inhabitants who were about settling down for their
daily activities.
According to him, the gunmen who had
laid ambush at various strategic parts of the village opened fire on two of his
relations who were on a motorcycle, heading to their farms, killing two of them
instantly.
It was learnt that the villagers on
hearing the sound of the gunshots, mobilised and confronted the invaders who
disappeared into the nearby bush. It was further gathered that the natives
combed the bush and hills around for several hours, looking for the assailants.
Honourable Loma implored the Federal
Government to take a critical look at the killings in the local government and
devise means of finding a permanent solution to the development adding that the
situation has got to a point that assailants raid villages in the area despite
the presence of security men in and around the local government.
He, however, debunked the statement
that he, along with others recently teamed up by contributing money to
compensate the Fulani over some cows that were killed by some people, adding
that nothing of such happened.
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