11 Killed, Houses Set Ablaze In Plateau Fresh Attack
By Daniel Agada, Jos
About 11 persons were reportedly killed while several houses razed ablaze by the suspected Fulani militias in Ta’agbe community of Irigwe (Miango district), Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Our correspondent learned that the assailants lay ambush on the Ta’agbe community in the early hours of 2:00am on Friday morning.
The marauders attacked helpless villagers with sophisticated weapons and wrecked havoc on them.
Following the unfortunate development, the Irigwe Development Association (IDA),raised alarm over the insensitivity of Government and security personnel to dealt with the people who continuously unleashing terror in their land despite knowing them.
This was contained in a press release issued to Journalists by the Secretary general of IDA, Mr. Danjuma Auta on Friday in Jos the state capital.
According to him, “Once again the Irigwe nation has to write this statement stating our pain concerning the renewed orchestrated attacks on our people for no any reason having enjoyed some relative peace that lasted for some weeks now.
“Just last week, we read on social media the thread send in by Fulani herders to the military, stationed at Ancha asking them to allow for free grazing in around all communities in Irigwe land or be made to face the worsed.
“Although the military dismissed such thread, but the Marauder’s made right their claims as they attacked Ancha village on Tuesday 23th November 2021 and killed 2 people.
“Again this same Fulani herders attacked the Village of Ta’agbe and as at now we have already established the dead of 11 people while the search is ongoing.
“We are worried because time without number we have met at different fora with the Fulani community that we know and have promised to embrace peace but with the renewed attacks on our innocent citizens we wonder if the peace Accord entered is anything to hold to.
“As far as the Irigwe nation has embrace peace and also ready to continue to pursue the parts of peace with everyone, however, we’ll not close our eyes to the deceit that we are witnessing today.
“If those who are saddled with the constitutional responsibility of protecting us feels overwhelmed and can no longer guarantee us our safety anymore. They should come out publicly and tell Nigerians.
“Our people are beginning to loose confidence on any security outfit since
even their presence could not stop, arrest or neutralize the attackers, this speaks volumes of how endangered our people have become.
“Nigerians should know that, nobody has the Monopoly of violence and since this attacks have been taking place, no single Fulani Hamlet has been attacked by an Irigwe man.
“They bunt our several communities set their herds on yet to be cultivated farms, and killed our people yet we have not say anything.
“We are therefore pleading with the President of our dear nation to come to our rescue before it’s too late.
“The security operatives must be made to quickly investigate Fulani settlements fingered to be hosting and training these attackers which we know very well that they are known”, Auta concluded.
