Plateau Killings: Shettima Visits Displaced Victims
Vice President Kashim Shettima has paid a visit to the victims of the Christmas Eve attack in Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State.
Channels TV reported that Shettima’s plane on Wednesday touched down at the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos, at 1:00 pm.
He was received at the airport by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, Governor Caleb Mutfwang, and former governors Simon Lalong and Joshua Dariye.
Shettima, who is on an on-the-spot assessment of communities that were attacked by marauders in the Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi LGAs met the displaced persons who had converged at the mini-stadium in the Bokkos LGA, awaiting the VP’s visit.
The victims, airing their concerns displayed placards with inscriptions such as ‘Our Human Rights Must Be Protected’, amongst others.
Recall that attacks on Christmas Eve by gunmen in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi LGAs led to the death of over 110 persons.
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