Lalong Outraged Over Fresh Attacks, Killing of Scores Of Villagers In Bassa LGA

Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong on Friday expressed shock over the reported attack on Ta’agbe village of Miango District in Bassa Local Government Council.

The attack and Killings were carried out in the early hours of Friday 26th November 2021 during which a number of persons including children were killed and houses burnt.

Governor Lalong In a statement in Jos on Friday through his media aide Dr. Simon Makut Macham made available to The Leadnews,  said the latest attack 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 destabilising the State and making fortune from their criminality as well as rupturing the substantial peace attained on the Plateau.

Lalong totally Condemned the attack saying 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.

Lalong said “the persistent attacks in this general area remains condemnable and unacceptable to his Government.

According to Lalong, 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”.

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 succour to people who are in need as a result of the barbaric attack.

He called on the people of his state to assist the security agencies with relevant information that will enable them to track the identity and motives of the attacks.