Unknown Gunmen kill 3 people in Nasarawa
The Leaders of the communities who fled to Lafia, met with Governor Umar Tanko Al-Makura to inform him of the incident which they said, happened during the morning hours when they were on their farms.
George Zauka, who led hundreds of placards carrying persons into Lafia, said Tiv people in those communities and all over the state have had to live with growing fears of insecurity while government and security agencies look the other way.
He said the latest killings happened barely weeks after the governor made a state wide broadcast assuring of security of lives and property in the state. Zauka said that the continued killing of Tivs is unabated, and has been without any known cause, just as he said assailants usually get away with it without trace.
He appealed to the state government to strengthen security measure by stationing security personnel at strategic areas to forestall reoccurrence of the killings.
In his response, Al-Makura urged for calm saying “I am really touched by your presence here and even more touched by the presentation of the leader.”
He said the issue of restiveness are part of the troubles his administration inherited in 2011, especially in communities at the border with Benue state.
The governor condemned the incident, but called for caution from the affected communities, so that they do not take the laws into their hands by seeking revenge.
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