Plateau Killings: Bishop Kaigama calls on Buhari to act now

The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has called
on President Muhammadu Buhari to deploy more security personnel to end
killings in Plateau State.

Kaigama made the call in a statement in Jos.

The Archbishop described the killings in some communities like Bokkos
and Bassa LGAs of Plateau as very disturbing.

His statement read "The news of these attacks was so disturbing that I
had to call the governor, the commissioner of police and the permanent
secretary in charge of security.

"They all gave assurances that they were all working frantically to
ensure return of normalcy.

"Shedding of blood seems to have become a culture and the preferred
language among some farmers and herders.

"Attacks over farmlands and cattle seem to have become a normal thing
and shouldn't be treated with levity.

"I appeal to the governor to inform Mr President, who visited Plateau
State few days earlier to inaugurate projects and to launch the
Plateau Peace Roadmap, to immediately send more security personnel and
deploy more Nigerian Air Force helicopters and military equipment that
can keep surveillance 24 hours daily while dialogue and negotiations
go on," he said.

He also condemed the attacks in Daffo, Miango, Dundu, Dong, La'ake and
Rafiki communities, urging victims to be calm and law-abiding.

He called on farmers and herdsmen to sheathe their swords and live in
peace with one another.