Governor Jonah Jang
Two
persons were confirmed killed and at least 30 houses were razed on
Friday night in Dakum and Jol villages in Riyom Local Government Area of
Plateau State, when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen invaded the
areas.
Over 1,000 persons were also said to have been displaced.
The new onslaught came barely 24 hours
after the Special Task Force, said about 17 people were killed while 25
cows were either stolen or killed in the same area in the past one week.
Our correspondent gathered that the gunmen invaded the village in the late hours of the day, killing and setting houses ablaze.
The Majority Leader in the state House
of Assembly and Member representing Riyom Constituency, Mr. Daniel Dem,
on Saturday, decried the spate of attacks in the village, adding that in
the past one week, Riyom had been held hostage.
Dem, who described the situation as bad, said the villagers had fled the community for their safety.
He said, “We are tired of this kind of
events, as I am talking to you now, arrangement is being made to
mobilise riot policemen to the area to collaborate with STF operatives
and beef up security.
“Sincerely, I want the security agencies to be up and doing to ensure that permanent peace is restore to the area,” he said.
The lawmaker called on the National and
State Emergency Management Agencies to visit the affected villages and
supply relief material to the displaced people.
“We don’t know what we are going to do
now, the entire village with over 1,000 population has been displaced,
their homes have been burnt down completely by the suspected Fulani. We
really need the attention of the Federal Government,” he said.
Dem said the displaced villagers were
taking refuge at Hoss Primary School while some had fled to Barkin-Ladi
Local Government Area of the state.
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