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From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
A social cultural group, Plateau Humanitarian Vanguard (PHV), has implored humanitarian organizations, within and outside the country to rally communities affected by the recent killings in Plateau State.
The group stated that though the federal government has responded swiftly to the plight of the people, the welfare and wellbeing of displaced persons in the area should not be left to the government alone.
The group, in a, statement by its president, Jonah Pam, lauded President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betty Edu, for ensuring quick deployment of relief materials to communities affected by recent killings in Plateau State.
It stated that though quick deployment of relief material to area cannot compensate for lives lost, but it
“can give the people the sense of belonging”, especially in the face of the displacement caused by the unfortunate attacks.
“This quick humanitarian interventions mean a lot to the people. Alot is already happening to the displaced people already and we definitely believe that any little support from government, individuals and organisations would go a long way to cushion the pains.
“We believe that no amount of humanitarian interventions can bring back our loved ones; but we also know this is not the first of such attacks in the past. What we normally get from the government at the central is a well crafted and rehearsed press statement, condemning the attack. And it ends there.
“At least, the coming of Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu as President of Nigeria has shown them how things should be done in this situation,” the group stated.
Nevertheless, the group stated that government response, should not end at humanitarian interventions, but to ensure that those behind the killings are brought to book.
“We also pray that it does not end in providing humanitarian interventions. The security agencies, especially the military, should live above board and get the perpetrators to pay for the heinous crime. It is a genocide against our people and we would not like it to sleep, as usual”, they stated.
