Shettima Assures Plateau Residents of Justice, Safety
By Stanley Helon Jos
The Vice President Kashim Shettima, has assured that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration would not rest on its oars until victims of the gruesome attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi and Bokkos local government areas of Plateau State get justice .
The Vice President, who was on an on-the-spot assessment of communities attacked on the eve of Christmas in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi LGAs of the state conveyed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to ensuring that those affected would receive justice and assured residents of safety.
Senator Shettima stated that his principal, President Tinubu, was heart-broken, since he received the news of the gory incident, saying the president “is deeply shaken by this tragedy and shares in this unspeakable sorrow that has shattered the joy of Christmas across the country.
Vowing vehemently that the Killings on the Plateau and other parts of the country must stop, the VP said, “Now Please accept our heartfelt condolences. Please accept our deepest apologies. Because we won’t rest until you access justice and until you are safe.”
The Vice President appealed to the people of Plateau State to resist what he described as “the temptation to succumb to sectional divisions or the poisonous rhetoric of hatred towards” their fellow citizens while assuring that the government is set out to ensure justice and security for them.
Shettima assured the people that the Tinubu administration is out to protect them and ensure justice, even though it may appear as if the government has failed them in their time of serious need.
Also speaking, Governor Caleb Mutfwang thanked the Federal Government for the swift response, nothing that the ugly development in the state should not be allowed to show its face again.
The number citizen was accompanied by the Chief of Defence staff, National Security Adviser, Director General of NEMA and past Governors of the state amongst many others.
