Plateau state Governor, Jonah Jang, has denied any involvement in the killing of citizens during clashes between militia groups and the military.
The Nigerian Army and Plateau state Government have been accused of having hands in last Saturday carnage that befell the Tarok Communities in Wase Local Government of Plateau state where hundreds of souls, properties were lost.
In a statement, the Executive Assistant to the Governor on Media, Clinton Garuba,
said neither the men of the Special Task Force (STF) nor the police took orders from the Governor.
He stated, “They are both controlled from Abuja by the Defence Headquarters and the Force Headquarters respectively. To insinuate that the Plateau State Government has a hand in the matter is only a ploy to tarnish the image of the Governor and the State Government.
“It is uncharitable, disheartening and unfair” to drag his name into the recent killings in Wase local government of the state.
The governor’s aide said it is height of irresponsibility for anyone to envisage that for political reasons a governor will connive with soldiers to kill his subjects.
He cautioned that the time for partisanship was over and the government was now in a transition period and was doing everything within its ability to have a smooth transition to the incoming administration.
“The state government recognizes that those who lost loved ones are in pain but must not allow such pain experienced at the moment to push them to the point of making unguarded utterances that will fan the embers of hatred and disunity among the people.”
He disclosed that the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has been mandated to send relief materials to the affected communities as part of the little ways government can assuage the sufferings of the people affected.