I woke up this morning to find a message from the SA Media & Publicity to the Plateau State Governor to the effect that an attack was carried out overnight on a family at Tatu village nearHeipang in B/Ladi LGA leaving a man, his wife and six children all dead. With the tension in the air this morning, I thought the situation couldn't be worse.
However, as I am making this post, an armed attack is going on right now at the Odus area of the Ring Road, near the City of David Church where there is a gate into the University of Jos Senior Staff Quarters. It is feared that two Unijos students might have been killed already. Soldiers of the STF are exchanging fire with the assailants.
The State Governor who is on a trip to India is being expected back tomorrow Monday 5/9/2011. As for the President and Commander In Chief of the Nigerian Army, Dr. Davou Mairabo Azikiwe Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, I don't think he cares if Plateau State burns into oblivion.
It is obvious the attackers know what they are doing. It is a systematic thing - to scare away the indigenous people from certain areas. Gada Biyu, Farin Gada, Naraguta village, Odus area, Unguwan Rukuba, Tina Junction and Dutse Uku, Terminus Roundabout, Ola Hospital, Chorbe Junction and Katako Market have all been harassed so that the residents will flee. Territory seems to be the target of these incessant unprovoked attacks. Most churches within these area have abandoned their buildings. St Micheal's Catholic Church deep inside the Yan Shanu area is still being used but it has suffered several deadly attacks.
IBB created a Local Government called Jos North without the consent of the natives in 1993 for the benefit of settlers only. Their efforts to rule and establish an emirate there have been frustrated for 18 years now. Abuja is aware of this ultimate plan and is therefore permitting the carnage to continue. If not, what is the explanation for all the killings and pretenses? GEJ will never be told the truth about the Plateau crisis unless he is smart enough to dig it up himself.
The day IBB created the Jos North LGA, he also excised Doma LGA and merged it with Benue State for no stated reason. The people of Doma were dumbfounded, protested the move and hew returned the LG to Plateau State exactly two weeks later. The protest against the creation of Jos North LGA is still lying on the President's table according to him. IBB has done the greatest disservice to the people of Plateau State and this country in general. The Justice Bola Ajibola Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the Jang administration to probe the Dogo NaHauwa killings in 2010 seriously indicted IBB in no ambiguous terms for setting the stage for crisis in Plateau State.
If Plateau people team up well, they can stop this ungodly move. I pray they succeed.
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