Insecurity: APC stakeholders urge Lalong to incorporate youths in vigilantes

A group known as All Progressive Congress (APC) Elders Council in Plateau State, has called on Governor Simon Lalong to, as a matter of urgency, identify those citizens that were trained abroad by the last administration to incorporate them with the already existing 3,000 vigilante outfit, so as to curb the security challenges ravaging the state.

The group, however, condemned in its totality the incessant attacks and killing of innocent citizens in some parts of the state recently.

The group made their position known while addressing reporters in Jos, the state capital on Friday.

According to its chairman, Chief Capt. J.M. Din (rtd), the group sympathises with the Berom Nation, Irigwe Nation, the families of victims of the Rukuba Road attacks, the Anaguta Nation, the Fulanis and all families who lost their loved ones on account of the senseless killings.

“The Plateau State All Progressives Congress Elders Council enjoins the Rescue Administration to revisit and dust its transition committee report, so as to identify citizens of Plateau State that were hitherto trained abroad by the last administration on security and intelligence gathering, to be reabsorbed into the Operation Rainbow to complement the recently trained three thousand (3,000) vigilantes.

“Appeal to the Federal Government, to as matter of urgency, redeem the pledge of Ten Billion Naira (N10,000,000,000) made to Plateau State for the rebuilding and resettlement of the IDPs as well as  reconciliation processes.

“In the same circumstance, appeals to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and the National Emergency Management Agency to hasten the process of presentation of relief materials to alleviate and ease the suffering of the affected victims and communities.” Capt. Din mentioned.

He called on the security agencies to present the perpetrators of the heinous acts for immediate prosecution, so that justice will be served to all who are affected.

He also charged people of Plateau to eschew bitterness and embrace peace, dialogue, reconciliation and forgiveness which is divine.

“The council urges the security agencies to step up their intelligence network to unravel the unknown gunmen in our society. This, when done, will bring to an end killings of peaceful and innocent citizens,” he said.