Stop Killing : Middle Belt Journalists Demand End To Senseless Extremism

Yakubu Busari

 

The Association of Middle Belt Journalists Forum has condemned the senseless violence and killings of people within its region by unknown assailant sponsor by politicians to wreaked havoc to their homeland.

 

The Middle Belt Journalists Forum is demanding for an immediate end to the senseless killings of people within its region.

 

The forum has thus called on the state governors and other elected and appointed leaders from the zone to liaise with the respective authorities halt the senseless killings in the areas.

 

 

The forum stated this in a press statement signed by its National President, Hon. Jonathan Ipaa, in Abuja, condemning the renew attacks and killings in some parts of Taraba and Benue by suspected armed bandits.

 

The journalists’ forum warned that until the politicians from the zone come out with solutions to these senseless killings of their people, they will risk further support from these voters in subsequent polls.

 

Hon. Ipaa who used the opportunity to extend the forum’s sympathy and condolences to those who lose their relations and properties in the renew attacks in Taraba, Benue, Plateau and Nasarawa states, but appealed for calm.

 

The forum also urged the security agencies to live up the situation as reported lose of lives was becoming too common to the sacrilege of human expectation.

Governors from the region were also task on job creation and useful engagement of the jobless youths whom he said, could provide useful tools for the devil.

The forum also extended its condolences to the people of Southern Kaduna over the recent unnecessary killings at Kajuru LGA, calling on the Federal Government to intensify efforts in protecting the lives of the citizens.