{"id":166276,"date":"2025-06-09T12:07:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T11:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/taraba-community-laments-lawmakers-silence-after-attack"},"modified":"2025-06-09T13:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T12:22:07","slug":"taraba-community-laments-lawmakers-silence-after-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/taraba-community-laments-lawmakers-silence-after-attack","title":{"rendered":"Taraba Community Laments Lawmakers&#8217; Silence After Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The people of Munga Dosso community in Karim-Lamido Local Government Council of Taraba State have expressed deep frustration over what they described as the \u201cindifferent attitude\u201d of their representatives in the National Assembly following a recent deadly attack on their community that claimed scores of lives.<\/p>\n<p>The community, who announced that they are still mourning the loss of lives allegedly claimed by suspected Fulani herders weeks ago, said they are presently demanding accountability and presence from their elected officials, who are Senator Sha\u2019abu Lau, representing Taraba North Senatorial District, and Abdullahi Lauya, representing Karim-Lamido, Ardo-Kola, and Lau Federal Constituency.<\/p>\n<p>In a world press conference held over the weekend at Saint Bernard\u2019s Hotel in Jalingo, the community spokesperson, Robert Bukar, who was flanked by other members of the community, vehemently criticized the lawmakers for allegedly failing to visit or send messages of condolence, despite the gravity of the violence and the mass burial of victims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not just disappointed, we feel abandoned. Our people were killed in cold blood, and those we voted into office have neither visited nor shown any sign of solidarity,\u201d Bukar told journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting what they described as decades-long violence and injustice allegedly perpetrated by Fulani herders, as well as citing a pattern of guerrilla-style attacks dating back to the 1990s, they claimed the people of the community have continuously faced unprovoked violence with little or no justice served.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of the perpetrators have ever been brought to justice. Instead, our people are arrested, moved from police cells to prisons, while those caught with assault rifles are released the very next day,\u201d Bukar said.<\/p>\n<p>The people of the community, who also condemned what they described as a coordinated disinformation campaign by Fulani groups, rejected the ongoing online claims that Munga Dosso residents were involved in attacks on Fulani settlements or cattle theft, calling the allegations baseless and damaging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMunga Dosso has never attacked any Fulani group. We are cattle rearers ourselves. Many families in this community own hundreds of cows and have lived peacefully with people from Gombe, Bauchi, and Adamawa. These false narratives are part of a smear campaign,\u201d Bukar asserted.<\/p>\n<p>They issued an urgent appeal to the state government, security agencies, and the lawmakers representing the area to immediately deploy additional security personnel to the area in order to ensure farmers can safely return to their lands, a thorough and impartial investigation into the recent attacks, prosecution of the perpetrators, and full enforcement of the state\u2019s anti-open grazing laws.<\/p>\n<p>They went ahead to call on Senator Lau and Lauya to break their silence and visit the community, offering leadership and support during this critical time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe silence of our leaders is not only disheartening, it is also dangerous. We are calling on them to show up, speak up, and act decisively to protect the people they represent,\u201d Bukar lamented.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The people of Munga Dosso community in Karim-Lamido Local Government Council of Taraba State have expressed deep frustration over what they described as the \u201cindifferent attitude\u201d of their representatives in the National Assembly following a recent deadly attack on their community that claimed scores of lives. 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