The Plateau House of Assembly has urged the state government and security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of the September 8 attack at Ncha village in Bassa Local Government Area.
The legislators, in their first reaction to the violence that claimed 21 lives and left several others injured, condemned the attack, saying that fishing out its perpetrators and prosecuting them would guard against a recurrence.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the call followed a motion presented by Simon Kudu.
Kudu described the attack as “devastating”, saying that several lives, houses and farmlands were destroyed.
He said that the attack was particularly shocking because Plateau had enjoyed relative peace “for quite some time now”.
He said: “I want to call on government and security agencies to fish out the culprits and bring them to book so as to serve as deterrent to others.
“It is unfortunate that while government is preaching peace, some people are out to rubbish the efforts. They must not go unpunished.”
Contributing, the Majority Leader, Henry Yunkwap, commended efforts of security personnel that ensured the return of normalcy to the area.
He also urged them to fish out the culprits and make them face the full wrath of the law.
On his part, Amos Kumtul urged Plateau residents to be very vigilant and take security matters seriously.
He also urged members of the public to report any suspected movements around their vicinity, and warned youths against taking the laws into their hands.
NAN reports that the lawmakers had earlier screened and approved the appointment of Mr Benahel Adong as Chairman, Plateau House of Assembly Service Commission. It also approved six nominees to serve as members.
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