By; IYOKPO J. EGBODO, Abuja
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase has condemned in strong terms, the reported bandits attack on Pinau iVillage in Mavo Chiefdom of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau state.
The Deputy Speaker described the attack which resulted to the death of seven persons with several others injured as ‘inhuman, senseless and unwarranted;’ saying ‘the attackers must be brought to book.’
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Umar Muhammad Puma, Wase described the killing as painful and highly regrettable, especially at this period when the people are striving hard to earn their means of livelihood, urging the people of Wase to remain calm, peaceful, law abiding.
“My sympathies are with the families who lost their loved ones in this callous act. These senseless killings are painful and highly condemnable. I pray that the Almighty God to accept the souls of all those who lost their lives in this unfortunate incident’, he said.
He also urged the citizens to continue to support measures put in place by the Federal and the state government in bringing these ugly attacks under control.
