The Nasarawa State Home of Meeting, NSHA, has strongly condemned the current assault on the Katakpa group in Toto Native Authorities Space, LGA, by suspected militia.
Through the plenary session on Tuesday in Lafia, the Home directed the state authorities to supply reduction supplies for displaced residents of the group and urged Governor Abdullahi Sule to collaborate with the army to determine a army base within the space to deal with the recurring assaults by unknown gunmen.
The decision for a army presence got here after Ibrahim Abdullahi Sa’advert, representing the Ugya/Umaisha Constituency, moved a movement of pressing public significance over the assaults.
Sa’advert expressed deep concern over the continual assaults and known as for decisive motion to forestall additional occurrences.
He additionally appealed to the federal government to type a powerful committee to research and establish the perpetrators of the assaults.
Talking in regards to the tragic occasions, Sa’advert recounted the devastating impression of the assaults on the Katakpa group, stating the lack of lives and destruction of property.
“Mr Speaker and Honourable Colleagues, I’m devastated with a heavy coronary heart over the incident of hoodlum assaults in Katakpathe group.
“Due to the assault final month, His Excellency known as for a stakeholders safety assembly and we reached an settlement.
“Once more on Sunday, 25 February, 2024, the identical hoodlums got here as early as 6am to assault my individuals of Katakpa group. They burnt homes, and destroyed properties, killing many individuals.
“17 members of 1 household had been killed, 11 members of 1 household once more had been killed as no person can inform you how many individuals had been killed together with the village head of Katakpa Abdullahi Sadiq because of the assault, that is unlucky,” he stated.
He additionally famous that some victims with gunshot wounds are receiving therapy at Normal Hospital, Umaisha, and Federal Medical Centre in Keffi.
Sa’advert, who stated he has personally supplied reduction supplies and supported the fee of medical payments, appealed for additional help from the state authorities and related authorities.
