President Bola Tinubu has condemned the brutal attacks in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Plateau State, which resulted in the tragic loss of many lives.
The Plateau State Police Command on Tuesday, December 26, revealed that 96 persons were killed while 221 houses were set ablaze during the Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen in the state.
State Commissioner of Police, Okoro Alawari disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement signed by the command’s spokesman, Alfred Alabo.
He noted that the attacks were carried out by the assailants in 15 communities of Bokkos and Barkin Ladi LGAs, adding that eight vehicles were burnt during the attacks.
But Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale on Tuesday in Abuja, directed the security agencies to immediately move in, scour every stretch of the zone and apprehend the culprits.
The President also ordered the immediate mobilisation of relief materials for surviving victims of the primitive and cruel attacks as well as medical treatment for the wounded.
While condoling with the government and people of Plateau, the president assured Nigerians that the envoys of death, pain, and sorrow would not evade justice.
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