REPS COMPLAIN TO THE NSCDC COMMANDANT GENERAL, IGP, AND OTHERS ABOUT REPEATED MURDERS AND KIDNAPPINGS IN THE PLATEAU

The Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam federal constituency in Plateau State has seen a rise in murders and kidnappings, which has been denounced by the House of Representatives.
As a result, the parliamentarians pleaded with the Nigerian police, military, and other security authorities to handle the regrettable events.

Rep. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi made a motion at Wednesday’s plenary session drawing attention to the growing insecurity in his constituency.

Gagdi conveyed his dismay about multiple recorded incidents of intentional intimidation, abductions, and physical attacks directed towards the citizens of his district.

The senator expressed his worry that a flood of people from other states had turned Kanam Forest into a safe haven for terrorists from Boko Haram and criminals.

The Chief of Defence Staff was requested by the House to create two military bases in Kanam, namely in the Gun-Gagdi and Garga sectors, as a reaction.

In addition, the House requested that more troops be sent to the affected areas of Gun-Gagdi, Garga, Pankshin, and Kanke by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Abubakar Audi.

According to Naija News, there have been numerous incidents of attacks in Plateau State by unidentified gunmen.

Pastor Dauda Dalyop, a clergyman of the Assemblies of God Church Keall, was allegedly shot and killed by unidentified assailants not too long ago in the state.

The incident, which took place in Kimakpa, a village in the Kwall District of the Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, is reported to have claimed the lives of at least five people.

The Irigwe Development Association’s (IDA) National Publicity Secretary, Sam Jugo, confirmed the occurrence in a statement provided to reporters on Wednesday. He stated that the killing happened on Monday at around midnight.

“We woke up this morning to another sad one,” he stated. On June 2, 2024, in the dead of night, five of our residents at Kimakpa were brutally murdered by intruders.

“Pastor Dauda Dalyop of the Assemblies of God Church Keall was killed by criminal elements who arrived in large numbers and brandished heavy weapons.”

He listed the names of the other victims of the attack: Joshua Kusa, 45; Mrs. Chummy Dauda, 57; Rikwe Doro, 43; and Chwe Ajuhs, 26.