A yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed a 17-year-old herder and 35 cows at Nafan community in Fan District and Doruwa Babuje in Ropp District of Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau.
The perpetrators of the crime were riding on motor cycles when they opened fire and killed the herder.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria governor Caleb Mutfwang condemned the incident, called on relevant security agencies to fish out the perpetrators.
He said this in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr Gyang Bere, issued on Thursday in Jos.
Mutfwang maintained that his administration would not condone any act of lawlessness or killing of innocent and law-abiding citizens.
”We condemn in totality these acts of lawlessness that is undermining the government’s effort to entrench harmonious living among all and sundry in the state.
”My administration will no longer tolerate brutal killings of innocent citizens, either on their farms or in any parts of the state, while pursuing their legitimate means of livelihood.
”I have directed the security agencies to hunt and track down the perpetrators of these heinous crimes and ensure justice for the victims,” Gyang quoted Mutfwang.
Gyang added that the governor called on traditional, community, and religious leaders, as well as youth and women groups in the affected communities, to collaborate with other stakeholders to restore normalcy in the communities.
