Pope Francis has said a prayer for Nigeria over the
worsening insecurity in Plateau state.
On Christmas Eve, over 150 persons were killed in attacks by
gunmen on communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi LGAs of the north-central
state.
The attacks, which snowballed into Christmas Day, left
houses razed and properties looted across some 17 communities.
A week after the attack, three persons died following a case
of attempted kidnapping in Durbi village of Jos East LGA.
Alfred Alabo, state police spokesperson, confirmed the
development to TheCable on Monday.
Although there were reports that the casualties were as a
result of a fresh attack in the state, Alabo dismissed them.
“There was no attack, there was an attempted kidnap which is
what happens throughout the country. Even though we have a very low rate here,
we have reduced it to bare minimum,” he said.
“It was a kidnap where they killed a father and son although
it was the son they went to kidnap but they tried to fight them off. In the
process, the 80-year-old father was killed alongside the son.
“Upon sighting the police at the scene, the kidnappers fled
but a stray bullet hit one of the kidnappers, making three.”
Asked if progress has been made in nabbing the rest of the
gang, Alabo said the police recovered materials from the scene that would aid
the investigations and added that arrests would be made soon.
Reacting to the incidents in a tweet on New Year’s Eve, Pope
Francis asked global citizens to join him in prayers “for the victims of the
severe violence”.
“May God free Nigeria
from these horrors!” he added.
“Let us also pray for those who lost their lives in the
explosion of a tanker truck in Liberia.”
After the attacks, President Bola Tinubu condemned the
incidents and directed security operatives to arrest perpetrators of the
killings.
However, there are concerns that the investigations are at a
measured pace.
On Saturday, the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS), asked the federal government to intensify efforts in delivering
justice.
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