Anthony Iwuoma
Governor Simon Lalung of Plateau State may be heading for a showdown with the state’s House of Assembly, which has handed him a two-week ultimatum arrest the incessant killings in the state.
“We call on the governor, Simon Bako Lalong, to come up with a statement defending us as a people and to bring back renewed commitment to the cause of Plateau,” the state’s Assembly said.
Chairman, House Committee on Information, Hon. Philip Dasun, who briefed journalists, in Jos, the state capital, added that the Assembly would decide what would follow at the end if the ultimatum.
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According to Hon. Dasun, “As an Assembly with people at heart, we call on Plateau citizens to have confidence in us with renewed commitment
“We have given two weeks to the governor to take action on the resolutions the House has forwarded on security matters and how to restore peace.
“We strongly call on Plateau people to practically stand up and defend themselves and their communities, as the conventional security design is no longer guaranteeing our safety as a people.”
Urging security operatives to arrest perpetrators of the heinous crime and prosecute them, Hon. Dasun added, “On behalf of the assembly, I wish to sympathise with the government and Plateau people on the barbaric and dastardly killings that have been taking place in different communities in the state.
“I sympathise with communities in Bassa, Barkin Ladi, Bokkos, Jos North, Jos South, Mangu, Riyom, University of Jos community and recently that of Yelwa Zangam.
“The House condemns all these killings in totality, all these killings are unacceptable and condemnable.
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“We commiserate with the families of all those who lost their loved ones during these attacks,” the lawmaker said.
The Assembly urged traditional rulers to look inward and evolve the local security design to protect Plateau people as well as reinforce the vigilance, hunters and local wise men to defend the people, adding that there is the urgent need for the people to protect themselves.
Therefore, the Assembly had directed all local government chairmen to suspend their planned recruitment of Ad Hoc teachers and recruit 200 vigilante personnel in each local government area instead to enhance intelligence gathering in the local governments.
