The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the ambush and killing of commuters at Rukuba Road in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
Accordingly, the body has charged security agencies to urgently fish out perpetrators of the dastardly act and ensure that they are brought to justice.
In a statement by its National Secretary, Baba Othman Ngelzarma, in Jos on Sunday, MACBAN also lamented that the whereabout of some of the commuters, was yet to be ascertained.
The statement said; “The ambush, which occurred around 10.00am, left several commuters wounded, while 40 others remain unaccounted for.
“The travellers were in a convoy of four buses, when they were attacked. MACBAN condemns this senseless violence on travellers .
“We urge security agencies to fish out perpetrators of this dastardly act and bring them to justice.”
While commiserating with families of those who lost their lives and those injured, Ngelzarma said there could be no winner in the senseless violence and that the circle of bloodshed must be stopped.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), criminals on Saturday, attacked a convoy of buses conveying commuters, killed 22 persons and injured scores. – NAN (www.nannews.ng)
