Plateau killings: Nigerian Army blows hot, reveals next line of action
The Nigerian Army has vowed to stop the persistent killings in Plateau State, declaring that “enough is a enough.”
The Commander, Operation Safe Haven, Major General Augustine Agundu, said those behind the killings will be apprehended.
DAILY POST reports that eight persons were last week killed in separate attacks that occurred in Barkin Ladi LGA by unknown gunmen.
Five of them were said to have been killed on Tuesday at Gana-Ropp village, while the other three, including a Pastor were also attacked and killed at Nding village of Barkin Ladi LGA on Thursday morning.
Agundu, while reacting to the murder of three soldiers working with the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven, described the killings in the state as precarious and an act of lawlessness.
He vowed that the troops were set to deal with the situation decisively.
He said, “The peace on the Plateau has been disrupted to a situation that is no longer acceptable.
“I lost some men yesterday because certain persons have decided to take laws into their hands.
“I have declared enough is enough. What happened in Barkin Ladi will never repeat itself again. I’ve locked down Barkin Ladi completely and no human being is going to cause further havoc in that local government.
“Whatever is going on in Barkin Ladi local government, Riyom Local Government, Bassa Local Government, Bokkos Local Government, that is enough. My troops are resolved to bring the situation decisively under control,” Agundu added.
