The Member representing Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency of Plateau State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Suleiman Kwande, has called on Federal Government to investigate the killing of over 20 persons in a primary school at Nkiedonwhro village of Irigwe Chiefdom in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The lawmaker in a press statement on Monday condemned the killings and described it as unfortunate, particularly now that peace has returned to the state after decades of violence.
Kwande said: “The new turn of killing of innocent people in Bassa Local Government Area in recent time is very unfortunate and disheartening. The native of the locality in the last few weeks have suffered unprovoked attacks that resulted to the killing of innocent people.
“I call on the Federal Government to set up a committee to investigate the fresh killing on innocent persons, including children, women, men and aged in a primary school where they were taking refuse.
“Enough is enough of the killing in Maingo, Bassa local government area and the entire plateau state. Security Agencies must wake up to their constitutional responsibility of protecting lives in the state. This evil must be stop, enough of all the killings.”
Kwande called on National Emergency Management Agency to provide relief materials to the affected community and the Federal Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Plateau State Ministry of Health to move to the affected villagers and provide treatment to the victims.
He reiterated that security agencies should not relent in the efforts at identifying and prosecuting all those behind the heinous crime, which he said seeks to take the State back to the dark days of violent conflicts.