The Adamawa Chapter of Muslim Council has called for the deployment of adequate security personnel along Numan-Jalingo road in Taraba and Adamawa state to check the incessant killings of innocents travelers.
Briefing newsmen in Yola on Tuesday, chairman of the council, Alhaji Abubakar Sahabo, said some youth had continued to hunt and kill people on transit.
The council said that many travelers had lost their lives along the road, the latest incident occurring on October 15 where four travelers were killed, four injured and five still missing.
It said: “This is a Federal Road, which is supposedly under rehabilitation. Unfortunately, armed militia group have taken over the place, attacking and killing innocent travelers at will.”
It urged for more practical steps by government to secure the road for free and safe movement by travelers.
It also called for the investigation of the killings and the arrest of perpetrators, adding that there was need for urgent mopping of illegal firearms from individuals and groups in the area as well as the disbanding of local vigilante groups terrorizing people in the name of providing security.
While commiserating with the families of those killed, the council urged Muslims to pray for divine guidance for lasting peace.
Meanwhile, the Adamawa Police Command had through its spokesman, SP Othman Abubakar, confirmed the latest incident along the Numan-Jalingo road where four people were killed and four others injured.
Abubakar called for calm, assuring that the command was investigating the incident with a view to arresting those involved.
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