MULTIPLE ATTACKS IN PLATEAU COMMUNITIES: FAILURE OF INTELLIGENCE AND DEFENCE SYSTEMS, CDHR DECRIES

 

MULTIPLE ATTACKS IN BENUE COMMUNITIES: FAILURE OF INTELLIGENCE AND DEFENCE SYTEMS, CDHR DECRIES

 

 

 

It was a black Christmas celebration for the people of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau state. They woke up to experience multiple attacks from armed bandits. The attacks resulted in the death of over 100 persons, scores of people missing and 221 houses razed down. The ugly incident occurred at early hours on Monday 25th December across many communities in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Local Governments.

 

 

 

 

 

According to a source, the armed bandits razed down the villages completely making the villages completely deserted. The incidence was confirmed the Benue State Police Command and has since commenced investigation to unraveld the scenario surrounding the incident.

CDHR, however, condemned in totality the avoidable attacks and the loss of innocent Nigerians, the organisation decried that the incident was as a result of failure of intelligence and defence systems of the security apparatus. People cannot afford to continue to lose their lives in droves due to government negligence and operational laxity.

CDHR employs the governments at all levels to recruit and equip trusted locals for intelligence gathering, increase police presence and provide local vigilantes with defence equipment and requisite training to enable the first responders curtail the marauders before reinforcements arrive from other security force.

The organisation charges the federal government to investigate the incident, unraveld the scenario surrounding the ugly event and brought the perpetrators to book.

E-Signed:
Comrade Debo Adeniran.
National President,
CDHR Nigeria.

Comrade Idris Afees Olayinka.
National Publicity Secretary,
CDHR Nigeria.