Plateau massacre: BYM President accuses security agencies of ignoring warnings

President of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, BYM, Solomon Dalyop Mwantiri, has accused information agencies successful Plateau State of allegedly disregarding warnings and alerts raised by respective radical of impending attacks crossed the state, particularly aft the Ramadan period.

Mwantiri, who made the accusation connected Monday erstwhile helium visited Angwan Rukuba, a assemblage successful Jos North Local Government Area aft a devastating onslaught connected Sunday nighttime by chartless gunmen, said the threats and warnings were unfastened and clear.

He cited immoderate posts connected societal media threatening mayhem successful the state, with immoderate specifically stating that aft the Ramadan fasting, determination volition beryllium much unit crossed the state.

He wondered wherefore the information agencies did not instrumentality specified threats seriously.

Mwantiri besides lamented the information that arsenic a body, the BYM had alerted information operatives to the threats aft getting quality reports that immoderate violent gangs were readying to unleash unit successful the authorities but those warnings were besides treated with levity.

“Since 3 weeks ago, we got intel that violent gangs person moved into Plateau,” Mwantiri said.

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