The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has promised that the military will increase surveillance in the local communities in Plateau State where killer herdsmen have recked terror, killing over 150 persons in less than a month.
The Minister said the promise is not talk as usual always taken for granted by bandits who continue to kill innocent Nigerians.
Recall that Bassa and Bokkos Local Government Areas of Plateau State came under heavy attack recently, leaving many families in grief as the State was thrown into a state of quandary and mourning.
“Souls were lost, houses were burnt, many injured and properties destroyed in the recent unfortunate incidents”, Peak Newspaper Nigeria had reported.
Speaking in Bassa on Saturday, Badaru, while commiserating with the families that lost their loved ones in the carnage, expressed government’s commitment to the safety of lives and property.
According to him: “We are here on behalf of the Federal Government to identify and share in your grief.“
We want to assure you that security agencies will bring these senseless killings to an end.“I have been adequately briefed and I want to assure you that we will get to the root of this matter.
We will capture the perpetrators of this evil act.“The president is deeply concerned and has ordered us to find the perpetrators so they can face justice.“
We are working with the state government to adopt the structure that will prevent this ugly incident from happening again; it is time to end this madness,” he said
