Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has condemned the spate of killings and arson witnessed recently in some villages of Miango, Bassa Local Government Area of the State.
The Governor in a statement signed by his Director of Press Affairs, Dr Makut Simon Macham, commiserated with the families of those affected and ordered the security agencies in the state to dominate these areas and carry out a thorough investigation to ascertain those behind the attacks and bring them to justice to serve as a deterrent to others.
He further directed the State Emergency Management Agency to step in to ascertain the extent of damage and casualties as well as provide immediate relief materials to cushion the effect of the unfortunate incident.
The Governor also directed the Peace Building Agency (PBA) and the Plateau State Inter-religious Council (PSIRC) to dialogue with the warring communities with a view to curb such occurrences in the future.
In a related development, Governor Simon Bako Lalong has commiserated with ECWA and management of Kent Academy in particular, for the inferno witnessed in the school which razed down the Administration Block and various classrooms over the weekend.
He promised that government will act within the resources available to assist in order to ensure that academic activities bounce back at the institution.
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