Na wah! As e be so, Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, don express serious gist of sorrow after suspected terrorists attack mining camp for Kuru community, Jos South LGA. Dis brutal attack happen for Wednesday night, leave seven people dead and plenty injury for body.
Governor Mutfwang no take am lightly as e describe the wahala as barbaric and senseless. For statement wey him press secretary, Gyang Bere, release on Thursday, him say na bad time for dis kind matter to happen, especially as him government dey try restore peace for the state.
“E strongly condemn di recent coordinated attacks wey happen for Kuru, Gyel, and Buhum. E talk say him government go make sure say dem protect lives and property for every corner of Plateau State,” di statement talk. E no go fit watch innocent people dey die like say na wetin dey happen for movie scene.
Governor Mutfwang dey very vex say those kind terrorist acts no go stop dem from confronting banditry and any kind wahala wey dey vex person. “We go beef up security, and we go catch dem criminals wey think say dem fit just kill people like say dem dey play,” na wetin e talk. Him don also praise di resilience wey security agencies dey show and don tell dem say make dem step up dem game on intelligence-led operations.
As di matter dey unfold, Senior Special Assistant on Artisanal Mining, Emmanuel Solomon, also confirm say seven people don die for di Kuru matter. Him fit no still recover from di shock as he call di situation “rather unfortunate.”
He tell say just before dis one, gunmen attack three people for another community for Gyel but only one person escape. Di victims dey waka go mining site when dem ambush dem, and two of dem waka go meet their ancestors.
Solomon come drop one bitter gist wey catch pepper for stomach, say dis kind wahala don dey happen before as two weeks ago, gunmen attack another set of miners, kill two and wound one. Di injured person dey Lome Hospital dey receive treatment, and one of those wey die na him own younger brother. Na so e take talk di matter, voice full of sorrow.
Dis kind problem need make dem shine dem eye sharp-sharp, Solomon don promise say di state government go look dis matter well well to give miners better security. E dey obvious say something need to change fast.
Weting be pataki, di Jos South Area Commander for Nigerian Forest Security Service, Pam Gyang Pwajok, talk say e no sabi di incident yet but e promise say go dig deep into am. Meanwhile, di Plateau State Police Command spokesman, Alabo Alfred, no dey pick him phone as it don switch off. Na him be see wahala.
Dis latest violence don add to di pile of attacks wey don already dey happen on mining communities for Plateau State. Many people dey raise eyebrow over di safety of artisanal miners, and dem dey call for more security measures for Jos South and other parts of di state before e too late.
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