{"id":173460,"date":"2025-08-11T16:49:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/plateau-senator-plang-decries-violence-in-bokkos-council"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:54:31","slug":"plateau-senator-plang-decries-violence-in-bokkos-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/plateau-senator-plang-decries-violence-in-bokkos-council","title":{"rendered":"Plateau Senator Plang Decries Violence in Bokkos Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Senator representing Plateau Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Diket Plang, has decried the incessant, lingering violence and bloodshed in Bokkos local government area in the state, and has called for immediate intervention to arrest the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Plang who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity, made the call in a statement on Sunday, saying the waves of attacks in the council and other parts of the state attributed to Fulani militias has become worrisome, and urged the state government and security agencies to be proactive in finding permanent solutions to curbing them.<\/p>\n<p>In the statement, the Senator strongly condemned what he described as heinous acts which have become a frequent occurrence and are wreaking havoc on the peace-loving people of the local government area, noting that thousands of the survivors of those attacks have been forced to flee their communities for safety<\/p>\n<p>He particularly frowned at incidents where communities and villages in the council have been subjected to violent attacks that have resulted in the deaths of innocent people, the devastation of farmlands, and the burning of houses, displacing indigenous people.<\/p>\n<p>The Senator noted with dismay that the coordinated attacks are allegedly carried out by a foreign armed group working with local accomplices under the cover of land grabs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is evidently clear that the perpetrators of this heinous crime with dark objectives are trying to chase the people out of their ancestral homes for possible occupation, which has happened in parts of the local government and other parts of the state,\u201d he said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese elements have been on the prowl since April of this year, starting in Bokkos and spreading to other parts of the Plateau Central Senatorial District. Unfortunately, despite my interactions with other groups and individuals with necessary government institutions, the attacks have not abated,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Though Senator Plang acknowledged the efforts of security agencies, he, however, urged them to expand their dragnet and take coordinated and robust action against criminal elements to ensure that they do not establish a foothold in any community or village within the senatorial zone and beyond.<\/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 Senator representing Plateau Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Diket Plang, has decried the incessant, lingering violence and bloodshed in Bokkos local government area in the state, and has called for immediate intervention to arrest the situation. Sen. 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