From Bere Gyang, Jos
No fewer than six people were brutally killed on Tuesday night by suspected bandits in a mining camp, at the Farin-Lamba community of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The attack, which occurred at about 8:30pm, left the wailing community in pain and despair. It was gathered that the attackers were moving into the community when they stormed on miners which led to loss of lives.
Plateau State governor-elect, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, in a press statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Gyang Bere, condemned the attack and noted with pains, the bloody incident which was orchestrated by bandits on innocent citizens.
He appealed to security agencies to fish out the perpetrators to face the full wrath of the law. He asked the security “to do all in their power, to halt further attacks on Plateau communities. We cannot afford to allow acts of impunity to continue against our peace-loving communities.”
He appealed to citizens of Plateau and its environs to be committed to peaceful co-existence and unity for their maximum protection and safety. Barr. Mutfwang admonished Plateau citizens to be conscious of their environment and alert constituted authorities of any strange movement around them for swift action.
The governor-elect commiserated with those who lost their lives as a result of the ugly incident and reassured Plateau citizens of his commitment to a peaceful and progressive Plateau.