Plateau killings: Anxiety as terrorists attack convoy of top govt official, details emerge

• In what could beryllium described arsenic a relief, a apical authorities official, Samuel Jatau, narrowly escaped an ambush by suspected terrorists successful Bokkos LGA portion visiting communities affected by erstwhile attacks
• It was reported that the terrorists attacked the SSG's convoy, but were forced to fly into the mountains aft a swift effect from his information personnel
• In reaction, NSA Nuhu Ribadu, who visited Plateau authorities connected Sunday, pledged justness for victims of the caller attacks

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The Secretary to the Plateau State Government (SSG), Samuel Jatau, narrowly escaped an ambush by suspected terrorists connected Sunday, April 6, successful the Hurti assemblage of Monguna district, Bokkos Local Government Area of the state.

Terrorists onslaught SSG’s convoy successful Plateau. Image of Governor Caleb Mutfwang and a unfortunate of caller attacks for illustration purposes. Photo credit: Caleb Mutfwang
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The attackers, suspected terrorists, laid an ambush adjacent Hurti assemblage successful the Monguna district.

As reported by The Punch, the SSG was connected a sojourn to Bokkos, which had been severely impacted by gunmen attacks.

The terrorists reportedly attacked his convoy, but were overwhelmed by superior firepower from his information detail, retreated into the adjacent bush and surrounding mountains.

Reacting, Jatau condemned the attack, describing it arsenic an enactment of impunity.

He called connected the national government, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for urgent intervention.

“I deficiency words to explicit my sorrow and anger. We conscionable tested what these communities are feeling. We were astir ambushed. I was looking astatine my telephone successful the car erstwhile I abruptly heard gunshots. When I looked up, I saw 2 young men moving into the bush, equipped with guns,” the SSG said.

Plateau killings: NAS visits Operation Safe Haven

NSA Ribadu stormed Plateau implicit caller killings, makes caller pledge. Photo credit: Nuhu Ribadu
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Meanwhile, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, assured that Tinubu's authorities was actively addressing the caller information breaches successful Bokkos LGA.

Legit.ng reports that the decease toll successful coordinated gunmen attacks connected immoderate communities successful Bokkos LGA of Plateau authorities has risen to 52.

This followed the betterment of an further 40 corpses of victims that were killed by the rampaging gunmen connected Wednesday, April 2, and Thursday, April 3, nighttime portion the hunt and rescue squad kept combing the bushes for missing persons.

But connected Sunday, April 6, during an operational sojourn to Plateau state astatine the office of Operation Safe Haven successful Jos, Ribadu said:

“We volition guarantee that each those arrested successful transportation with the caller attacks are brought to justice. The Federal Government is committed to improving information successful the region, and we volition not tolerate impunity.”

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President Tinubu reacts to Plateau attacks

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu had ordered a nationwide information crackdown pursuing deadly attacks successful respective Plateau State communities that near aggregate radical dormant and properties destroyed.

The coordinated assaults occurred successful Ruwi, Hurti, and Tadai communities successful Bokkos Local Government Area, arsenic good arsenic Manguna and Dafo villages, plunging residents into mourning and displacing families.

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Source: Legit.ng