Connect with us

News

Plateau governor orders arrest of community leaders over deadly attack on village

Published

on

The Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, on Tuesday ordered the arrest of community leaders especially ward heads and Ardos in Kwatas village of Bokkos local government area of the state following Sunday’s deadly attack which killed at least 13 people and razed 23 houses.

The governor gave the arrest order after an emergency Security Council meeting between the locals, Fulani leaders and security agents at the Government House.

He said henceforth community leaders would be arrested unless they produce the perpetrators of such deadly attacks.

Lalong said: “The attackers were not spirits but living within communities and the arrested community leaders will help in fishing them out wherever they may be hiding.”

READ ALSO: MANGU KILLINGS: We’ll not allow anyone to take Plateau back to dark days of insecurity – Lalong

The governor’s order came a few weeks after gunmen killed 12 people in Kombun community, Mangu local government area of the state.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now