By; AMOS TAUNA, Kaduna
The Plateau State Youth Council (PYC), on Monday, following the incessant attacks in the state, called on the citizens to urgently rise up to defend themselves against continuous attacks and killings in various villages in the state.
During a peaceful protest held at the Federal Secretariat junction, Jos, by the youth, they lamented the recent killings in some villages in Mangu Local Government Area of the state leading to the loss of lives of more than 100 people including women and property worth millions of Naira destroyed.
Sunday Adas, the chairman of PYC who led the protest, expressed concerns over killings in the state, saying, “We believe that our people and communities now know better that we are second-class citizens in our own country, and that our lives and property do not matter as much. Therefore, the clarion call is, make every effort to help yourself before anyone else does.”
He stated that the killings and acts of terrorism are not coincidental or random happenings, saying that they are premeditated and calculated attacks that aim at uprooting native villages and communities to satisfy the inordinate territorial ambition and supremacy of the Fulani and their cohorts.
According to him, the scale and skills of the attackers speak volumes to the scope, sophistication and quantum of the ammunition and weaponry at the disposal of the said Fulani militias and called on the government to ensure the protection of the lives and property of the citizens.
