Every life is sacrosanct. I condemn in totality all killings being perpetrated in every part of Plateau State in the name of ethnic, religious or political crisis.
Isn’t it enough for the unnecessary and barbaric bloodshed, bad history and the negative image created for the state in the eyes of other states and the international community at large?
My question to those ethnic and religious bigots who often inflame crisis in the state is; which medal have you won for your religious/ethnic group by killing innocent people? Is it gold, bronze or silver?
I ask again, as conflict merchants or entrepreneurs, how much profit have you generated out of these crises that you have created as a result of your action or inaction? Does the blood money make you to be the number one richest person in the world or in Africa, or Nigeria or even on the Plateau?
To those unscrupulous politicians, how many more people you want to see them being killed in the name of winning sympathy and love by your fellow ethnic/religious group just to achieve your political and selfish interest?
The recent ugly incident that happened on Saturday, August 14, 2021 where innocent travellers were waylaid and brutally killed along Rukuba Road, off Gada-biyu, in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, will continue to create bad image for the state and her citizens, both within and outside the country.
Unfortunately, this was coming at a time when the good and peace-loving people in the state were enjoying relative peace and businesses had started booming.
Building a lasting peace on the Plateau requires a lot of sincere commitment, not just from the state government or security agencies alone, the citizens also have a greater role to play.
To begin with the state government, hoodlums, miscreants, ethnic militias and other trouble-makers who are fond of fomenting trouble in the state should be treated in the same language they understand, otherwise this vicious circle of violence will keep recurring and continue to hold the state to ransom.
Anyone arrested in connection with any crisis in the state no matter their background or social status, should be charged to court for immediate prosecution to serve as a deterrent to others and forestall possible reprisals.
The state government must start taking responsibility for any life lost as a result of any crisis in the state, irrespective of their religious or ethnic background since it is her constitutional responsibility to protect and safeguard the lives and property of every citizen, travellers passing through the state inclusive.
To the security agencies, we commend them for their untiring services towards making sure that residents of the state live in peace, but we are advising that you do more particularly on intelligence gathering, prompt and proactive response to any security breach.
And finally the citizens, what would you benefit by destroying what you cannot create? God, the Almighty, created humans and made us into different nations and races, so that we understand ourselves, but not to destroy one another.
If by any privilege your ethnic/religious group is the majority in Community ‘A’, and you decide to unleash terror on the minority group, what do you think would happen in Community ‘Z’ where your people are the minority, and the minority group you oppressed in your community are the majority there? Think twice my brothers and my sisters.
The task of keeping Plateau safe and peaceful can never be achieved if we continue to hide the criminals amongst us. We must expose those unscrupulous elements who love nothing but violence.
Let us all try and tolerate, accommodate and respect each other’s beliefs, faiths, identities and above all the humanity in us. It’s either we coexist together in peace, harmony, tranquility or we perish together as savages and fools.
The choice is ours!
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I have heard of all that when I was only but a kid. The crisis.