Plateau massacre, one tragedy too many – Sen. Natasha

By Thompson Yamput

Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan Natasha has expressed sadness over the latest round of violence and killings in Plateau, while calling on the federal government and security operatives to rise to the occasion to stop a repeat of the act.

The lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district said this while expressing worries over the senseless and wanton killings in Plateau State.

Natasha, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lokoja by her Media Aide, Orogbonlo Israel, described the killings as “as one tragedy too many”.

The Plateau Police Command, on Tuesday, confirmed 96 persons were killed while 221 houses were set ablaze on Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen in the State.

But the state Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, said Tuesday on television that the death toll in the latest coordinated attacks on Plateau had risen to over 115.

Natasha said:, “I know this is a difficult moment to celebrate Christmas, knowing that people are being killed for no just cause.

“I hereby call for the immediate arrest and prosecution of perpetrators of the dastardly acts in Plateau.

“The federal government must rise to the occasion and put measures in place to mitigate a recurrence of such dastardly act.”

She, however, sympathized with the victims, the government and people of Plateau, over the irreparable loss of precious lives and destruction of properties. (NAN)