Plateau killings: NNPP calls for security architecture overhaul

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has called on the Federal Government to seriously consider an overhaul of the security architecture in Plateau State to stem the tide of recurring killings in the state.

The party made the appeal following the reported fresh attacks in communities in Mangu and Bokkos Local Government Areas of the North Central state which led to loss of lives.

A statement by the party’s national publicity secretary, Ladipo Johnson, made available to Tribune Online, said the spate of killings in Plateau State was a national nightmare and embarrassment as the state was fast becoming a killing field.

The party, while commiserating with the people in the affected communities and Plateau State in general, asked the security agencies, particularly those in the intelligence unit, to do more by unravelling such killing plots before they are carried out.

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The statement noted the efforts of the security agencies so far but noted that more needed to be done with greater support from the Federal Government to seriously tackle the recurring killing of people in Plateau which seems to have defied solutions.

“It is mind-boggling to hear about the incessant attacks and killings in Plateau State which is now a national embarrassment. So many families suffer from these attacks and the situation looks to defy solution.

“The security agencies seem to be doing their best, but what is obvious is that there is a need to tweak the security architecture in the state especially for the intelligence units to do more proactively so that these attacks are nipped in the bud and thus curtail the wanton bloodbath in the state.”