Plateau State K*lling: This 'tragic and unfortunate' incident 'must end'

Replies ⬇ Human Rights Activist, Senator Shehu Sani, has come out to say that, the "killings in Plateau State must end".

Residents transport their belongings as they flee on motorcycles towards Mangu, near Jos in the Plateau State in Nigeria, on May 20, 2023 escaping unrest in central Nigeria. Photo: AFP via france24

He described the sad incident as "tragic and unfortunate" and went ahead to send his condolences "to the families of the victims and the Plateau State Government".

According to france24.com:

"As many as 113 persons have been confirmed killed as Saturday hostilities persisted to early hours of Monday," Monday Kassah, head of the local government in Bokkos, Plateau State, told AFP.

Military gangs, locally called "bandits", launched "well-coordinated" attacks in "not fewer than 20 different communities", Kassah said.

"We found more than 300 wounded people" who were transferred to hospitals in Bokkos, Jos and Barkin Ladi, he said.

On Sunday, state governor Caleb Mutfwang condemned the attack, calling it "barbaric, brutal and unjustified".

Senator Sani said: "The killings in Plateau State is tragic and unfortunate.The country must find an end to this bloodshed. My condolences to the families of the victims and the plateau state Government."