Tinubu charges security agents to fish out  perpetrators of Plateau massacre

President Bola Tinubu has  condemned the heinous and brutal attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State, which resulted in the tragic loss of many lives.

He directed security agencies to immediately move in, scour every stretch of the zone, and apprehend the culprits.

He also directed the immediate mobilisation of relief resources for surviving victims of the primitive and cruel attacks as well as medical treatment for the wounded.

While condoling with the government and the people of Plateau State, President Tinubu assured Nigerians that “these envoys of death, pain, and sorrow will not escape justice”.

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Armed groups reportedly killed at least 160 people on Saturday in a series of attacks on villages in Plateau state.

Military gangs, locally called “bandits”, launched well-coordinated attacks in not fewer than 20 different communities and torched houses.

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

At least 50 people were also reported dead in several villages in the Barkin Ladi area, according to Dickson Chollom, a member of the state parliament.

The attacks started in the Bokkos area then spilled into neighbouring Barkin Ladi, where 30 people were found dead, according to local chairman Danjuma Dakil.