A coalition of peace advocacy groups in Plateau State, Coalition of Plateau Peace Advocates (COPPA), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order deployment of more troops to the state, following renewed attacks and attendant reprisals by people it described as crisis merchants.
In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Rev Elisha Gyang and National Secretary, Arch. Stephen Gya, respectively, the group, which described the actions of the actors as senseless, barbaric and reprehensible, appealed to security agencies to fish out those responsible and make them face the full wrath of the law.
The statement reads: “We write to condemn the unwarranted killings, counter killings and destruction of property in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. We urge the security agencies to immediately bring the perpetrators to book.
“We, however, wish to state with a heavy heart and deep sense of patriotism that we condemn the unwarranted, wicked, barbaric and senseless attacks on the person of the new GOC 3 Division Jos and Commander Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) and the military by some unscrupulous and faceless elements on social media, which is aimed at misleading the good people of Plateau State on the true situation of happenings in the state.
