Rep Member Agah, Family Escape Gunshot, 3 Killed In Plateau Attack ….Rigwe Nation Finger’s Miyyeti Allah
By Daniel Agada, Jos
The member representing Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Musa Agah Abia, his wife and two children escaped gunshots following the Tuesday night ambush by the unknown assailants.
Our correspondent learned that Agha’s convoy was attacked along Twin Hill road as they are heading towards Miango, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.
It was also gathered that two persons who were on motorcycle ahead of the convoy of the Lawmaker lost their lives and vehicles damaged as a result of sporadic gunshots by the attackers.
The attack happened exactly one month few weeks of Hon. Musa Agah in office as member representing Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, following his emergence under the platform of people’s Democratic party (PDP) on 26th February, 2022 bye-election.
Reacting to the unfortunate incident, the Irigwe Development Association (IDA), said, while the act is considered barbaric, callous and inhumane to the highest form and order,the National Leadership of IDA with a loudest voice call on the security personnel to immediately swift into action by apprehending the leadership of Miyetti Allah and ardos before the so called investigation is made.
This was contained in a press release issued to Journalists by Davidson Malison, National Publicity Secretary of IDA in Jos, Plateau capital on Wednesday stated that “this is the height of it all, and it has clearly shown and indicated the agenda of the marauders who at all cost and by all means are against anything good from the land, and are injecting all efforts in putting down destructive tools to mow it down.
“This has again revealed the worrisome, perturbing and disheartening level our security system has become where safety of lives of people is no longer guaranteed and secured. A sign that terrorists, hoodlums and criminal elements are gradually taking over the nation and her territories.
“To say a federal lawmaker is ambushed,mean that the Nigerian State has turned to anarchy and completely a failed nation because when people have been become object of attacks and hunted like animals ,it is just a confirmation.
“This saddest development has gone beyond mere condemnation, words of consolation and condolences, expression of sadness and call for truce because it is very lucid and crystal clear of the quest of the terrorists on Rigwe land and must be placed on a flat plate or dissecting pan and it give the treatment it deserves.
“It’s no doubt that the attack was a calculated one and a continued plan to include in their grand scheme, a complete annihilation of illustrious and eminent sons of the land just like it was done on the District Head of Miango,HR Daniel Chega and his people along 3rd Armoured Division on the 5th of July, 2021 where they narrowly escaped but were wounded.”
The statement also said the leadership of IDA is calling and drawing the attention of the Inspector General Of Police to as a matter of utmost importance, install and institute a Police Mobile Barracks at Twin Hill to forestall further occurrences.
“The leadership demand action not commiseration, proactivity not reactivity and justice not injustice from the government in order to prove that the oath administered and given in terms of protecting the lives and property of the citizens is restored.
“The Federal Government must take a decisive and stiff action that will bring an end to this act of terrorism being freely and undistracted meted on the Rigwe People and immediately put a halt on the grazing in Rigwe Land.
“The leadership give God the glory that the Hon Member,his family members and his aides survived the attack, but cannot shy from the traumatic condition they have been confined to.”
However, efforts to get reactions from the Plateau State Police public relations officer, ASP Gabriel Ogaba on the matter proved abortive as at the time of filing this report.