Plateau killings most cruel acts of inhumanity, Shehu Sani laments

A former member of the Senate, Shehu Sani, has decried the recent killings and destruction of properties in Jos, Plateau State.

This was according to a statement on his X account on Tuesday.

The PUNCH reports that the Plateau State Police Command on Tuesday disclosed that 96 persons were killed while 221 houses were set ablaze during the Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen in Plateau State.

The State Commissioner of Police, Okoro Alawari, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement signed by the command’s spokesman, Alfred Alabo.

According to him, the attacks which were carried out by the assailants in 15 communities of Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of the state also left eight vehicles burnt in the process.

Lamenting, the former lawmaker described the incident as the most cruel act of inhumanity.

He said, “I watched the video of the outcome of the massacre in Plateau state. This is one of the most cruel and evil acts of inhumanity I’ve ever seen.

“Should we condemn it and unequivocally demand for justice or should we continue with the complicit practice of the deodorisation of mass murder using religious or ethnic sentiments?

“The scene of a baby crying on the back of the corpse of its mother is a horror that should haunt the conscience of every responsible citizen of this country.”

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