By Isreal Joel
An attack early hours of Friday morning has claimed several lives as gunmen opened fire on some villagers at Taagbe village in Bassa local government council of Plateau state.
A survivor said the attack occurred when the villagers were asleep.
The gunmen stormed the village and started shooting sporadically.
Plateau State Governor Simon who confirmed the attacks said he is outraged by the reported attack on Ta’agbe village of Miango District in Bassa Local Government Council carried out in the early hours of Friday 26th November 2021 where a number of persons including children were killed and houses burnt.
Governor Lalong says this is another sad incident which is clearly the handiwork of criminals that are bent on instilling fear, pain, and sorrow among the people with a view to destabilizing the State and making fortune from their criminality as well as rupturing the substantial peace attained.
The Governor totally condemns the attack and says there is no explanation that can justify it. He, therefore, directs security agencies to take immediate and drastic steps to apprehend the perpetrators and ensure that they pay for their crimes.
A statement signed by Dr. Makut Simon Macham Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Governor of Plateau State said Lalong said “the persistent attacks in this general area remains condemnable and unacceptable to Government.
As such, no resources and efforts will be spared in painstakingly following up on the trail of those who derive joy in attacking and killing innocent citizens and destroying their homes and means of livelihood.
I expect the security agencies to deploy everything at their disposal to arrest those who carried out the crime no matter how long it takes. The government will not take any excuse for failure to achieve this directive”.
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Lalong while commiserating with the victims and families of those killed, assured that they will get justice as Government will stop at nothing to unravel those behind this ugly incidence that continue to disrupt the livelihoods of the people of the Local Government.
Lalong also directed the Plateau State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and the Peace Building Agency (PBA) to immediately visit the area and assess the level of damage with a view to carrying out immediate intervention and bringing succor to people who are in need as a result of the barbaric attack.
He also calls on the people to assist the security agencies with relevant information that will enable them to crack the identity and motives of the attacks.
