Comrade Samson Chiroma, PYC Northern Zone coordinator flanked by other officials 


A group known as Plateau Youths Council (PYC) Northern Zone, have tasked security agents to begin their investigation with GAN Allah Fulani Association of Nigeria, chairman Plateau State chapter, Abdullahi Garba over killings in Bassa recently.

PYC revealed that, Garba who recently addressed a press conference in Kaduna state where he claimed that peace will continue to elude Plateau State until the government and the people meet some of the conditions that he listed at the
conference.

"Few days after that conference, the Zikke Kimakpa killings took place. Does the authorities need to look any further to find those behind the killings? Except if they are telling us that people like Garba and his blood-thirsty compatriots are above the laws of Nigeria."

The youths raised alarm on Saturday while speaking to newsmen at NUJ Secretariat in Jos.

According to PYC Northern Zone coordinator, comrade Samson Chiroma, " we are tired of such situations where people are killed in their sleeps and the killers go Scott free."



Chiroma, urged public not to be misled by the statement emanated from presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga which claimed that the killings is "communal clash".

He said they  have taken notes that these attacks appear to have taken a pattern over the years.Why is it that such attacks only happen when the wet season is about to set in? Is it an attempt or a grand plan to stop our people from accessing their farms thereby subjecting them to perpetual economic hardship?

"Well, we have news for our attackers. They should know that no amount of attacks can stop us from cultivating our lands as that has always been the preoccupation of our people and we will continue to carry on with this vocation and practice. No level of intimidation can stop us.

"We call on the federal government to intensify efforts to fish out those behind the current killings in parts of Northern Plateau with the view to prosecuting them so that it will serve as deterrent to those who may be contemplating on carrying out such barbaric acts.

"Similarly, there is urgent need for the Plateau State government to strengthen the local security architecture, Operation Rainbow with the requisite equipment to aid in their operations. More hands must be engaged to strengthen the security outfit to further compliment the conventional and non-conventional security architecture in the state.

"I wish to use this forum to call on our people particularly the youths to galvanize our strength to fight a common enemy using all legal means necessary because an injury to one is injury to all", the PYC Northern Zone coordinator mentioned.