SERVICE CHIEFS, MATAWALLE ARRIVE JOS OVER KILLINGS IN PLATEAU
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In addition to Minister of State for Defence Bello Muhammed Matawalle and Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr. Betta Edu, the three chiefs of staff—Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Air Staff Air Marshall Hassan Abubakar, and Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla—have landed in Jos, Plateau State.
They will likely tour the affected communities of Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi, where bandits attacked and killed over a hundred people on Christmas Day. A video that Channels TV uploaded on X (formerly known as Twitter) showed the ministers and security officials getting off a presidential plane.
Their visit to the scene of the attack is coming a day after the Senate had summoned them following a motion of urgent importance moved by Senator Diket Plang, (APC, Plateau Central), over the killings.
Apart from the military heads, the Red Chamber also invited the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi; and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
The gunmen had stormed Ndun, Ngyong, Murfet, Makundary, Tamiso, Chiang, Tahore, Gawarba, Dares, Meyenga, Darwat, and Butura Kampani villages in the Barkin Ladi, Mangu and Bokkos areas of the Plateau State burning houses and shooting residents.
The following day, the Chairman of Community Peace Observers in the Bokkos Local Government Area, Mallaig, told newsmen that over 150 people were killed in the attacks while more than 10,000 people were displaced in the LGA alone.
President Bola Tinubu while condemning the attack ordered a manhunt for the killers.
Vice President Kashim Shettima during his visit to the affected communities, also assured that the government would not rest on its oars until victims of the gruesome attacks get justice.
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