By John Ogunsemore
Former Aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has condemned the slaughter of innocent men, women and children in Plateau State, describing it as barbaric and unacceptable.
Fani-Kayode stated this in a statement shared on Facebook on Wednesday.
On Monday, no fewer than 45 residents of Zike community in Kimakpa, Kwall district of Bassa LGA, Plateau State, were killed by armed marauders.
The gory incident comes less than two weeks after a similar attack in Bokkos Local Government Area left 52 residents dead.
On Tuesday, the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang said the Bassa killings were a campaign of ethnic cleansing against indigenous ethnic nationalities.
In his statement, Fani-Kayode said, “Ethnic cleansing, mass murder and genocide has NO PLACE in a civilised society. It is time for us to identify the terrorists that indulge in this barbarity, eliminate every single one of them and seal our borders in order to keep them out of our country.
“Such creatures are not human beings: they are bloodthirsty and blood-lusting barbarians. It is also time for the Governor of Plateau state to stop displaying such weakness and stop indulging in political correctness.”
The ex-minister said drastic action was needed to remedy a drastic situation.
He said the governor must be strong, bold and decisive and he must confront the enemy head on.
“Nigerians are being slaughtered like flies by these foreign terrorists who are being sponsored, armed, protected and encouraged by a number of Western and Middle Eastern nations and being encouraged by a number of local politicians who collectively seek to divide and destroy our nation.
“How can we sleep at night? We must RESIST them!” Fani-Kayode stated.