cheiii.....A Nigerian journalist, Mr Adoh posted more photos from
the militia massacre of the Fulanis on the Mambilla Plateau in Sardauna
Local Government Area of Taraba State.
We recalls that scores of people including children and
pregnant women were killed, over 300 animals slaughtered and about 120 houses set
ablaze in simultaneous attacks carried out on Fulani settlements in the
early hours of Sunday, June 18.
Meanwhile, Brig.-Gen. Benjamin Ahanotu,, the Acting General
Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos, has
condemned the role of traditional rulers and community leaders in the
crisis on Mambilla Plateau.
Ahanotu expressed the view at the palace of the Chief of Mambilla, Dr Shehu Audu Baju II, last Saturday.
He said that after visiting scenes of the killings that he
was shocked by what he saw and likened the crisis to the activities of
Boko Haram terrorists.
"Even Boko Haram did not slaughter women and children but here I saw young children and pregnant women’’ killed. We should know that the victims are fellow Nigerians and indigenes of this area who should be treated with dignity,” he said.
Ahanotu said that traditional rulers and community leaders failed to take proactive measures to prevent the crisis.
He said that throughout the crisis, Mambila village heads
and community leaders did not assist the wounded but watched them die
helplessly.
"As elders, they did not also make any effort to convey the injured to hospitals, making the victim to lose confidence in the system and seek medical attention in neighbouring Cameroon Republic. As leaders of the people, you should be able carry everyone along, irrespective of their ethnic, religious or political affiliation,” he stressed.
Ahanotu said that soldiers had been deployed to flashpoints
across the Local Government Area and called on the Traditional Council
to support them.
He called on the warring parties to embark on
reconciliation and confidence building measures to ensure that the
victims returned to their homes and resume their normal business.
More photos below...
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