How To Stem Incessant Attacks, Loss Of Lives in Plateau, Others – Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, December 31, 2023, said the random and incessant killings and maiming of scores of people across the country such that recently happened in Barikin-Ladi and Bokkos Local Government Areas of Plateau State called for tougher action by the government in terms of prompt and proactive measures.

He particularly said that under no circumstances should murderous criminal groups be allowed to take life without immediate consequences from the government.

Atiku, who stated these while reacting to the incident in Plateau State, said that those attacks can be stemmed only when the government shows utmost determination to eliminate the threats by expanding the security architecture in the country and fast-tracking the arrest and prosecution of those involved in such dastardly acts to serve as a deterrent.

Atiku warned that abandoning the people to their own fate in the face of existential threats is not an option because protecting the lives and property of the citizens is a primary responsibility of governments anywhere in the world.

This was as he expressed concern about the frequency of what he described as “these barbaric attacks” on innocent people by outlaws.

In the words of Atiku; “The rate at which innocent people are being massacred in Plateau, Kaduna, Zamfara and other areas plagued by insecurity is embarrassing. Only prompt and decisive action by the government can halt this madness”.

He observed that the calls for state police stems from the growing frustration with the government’s seeming helplessness to crush these outlaws.

According to him; “The spate of these attacks is also a sad testimonial to decadence in the judiciary, because a situation where criminals are set free by the court without diligent trials is capable of dampening the morale of law enforcement officers and other security agencies”.

A statement by Paul Ibe, Media Adviser to Atiku, said that but, for his absence, the former Vice President would have visited Plateau to empathise with the people of the affected communities.

Atiku, however, prayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased, stressing that no resource should be spared in taking care of the maimed and displaced.