Fmr Rep member Dachung Bagos calls Plateau attacks genocidal
A former member of the House of Representatives Dachung Bagos, has called the recent killings in Plateau State a “pure genocide,”
He made the disclosure on Monday in an interview session on Channels Television. Bagos said the attackers carried out a well-coordinated and premeditated assault, warning that the situation could escalate if decisive measures were not taken.
“This is an attack that has been planned. If not because of how calm the youths have been, and we are still calming them, Plateau would have been experiencing a clash narrative.
“We have been able to identify that what is happening in Plateau is a pure attack; it’s pure genocide. They are trying to provoke the state into appearing not peaceful.
“They shot on target as if they already knew who they wanted to shoot. These are trained militias that came on assignment. They mapped out how they came in and how they were able to drive out,” he stated.
He asserted that based on reports, the gunmen who did not speak Hausa, had issued warnings prior to the attack, thereby raising concerns over lapses in the country’s security architecture.
He noted that drastic measures and a fortified security apparatus, not political statements, are needed to combat the rising spate of terrorism and insecurity in the country, while making a case for state police.
At least 30 people were killed on Palm Sunday night in a university community in Plateau State, Nigeria, by unknown gunmen, according to residents and local officials.
This would be the latest bloodshed in a region scarred by religious extremism especially against the Christian population in Northern Nigeria.
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