The
burial of over 200 victims of the recent attacks in Barkin Ladi Local
Government Area of Plateau State carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen
generated a serious controversy following allegations that security agencies
want to carry out the exercise in secret.
Sources
said that relatives of the deceased wanted to pick the corpses for burial
because they have started decomposing, while tension continued to escalate
despite the dusk to dawn curfew imposed by the government.
The
commander of Operation Safe Haven, Anthony Atolagbe, has reacted to the secret
burial of over 200 victims of the recent Plateau attacks “He said the
state of the corpses was so bad that if allowed to be taken away, it would stir
up serious tensions in the state.
However,
some have alleged that the secret burial is to cover up some facts and
conspiracy of soldiers in the killings.
The
chairman, public accounts and petition committee in Plateau state House of
Assembly representing Barkin Ladi constituency, Peter Gyendeng, and the
president of Middle Belt Youth Council, Emma Zopmal, have spoken on the burial
of over 200 victims of the recent attacks in the state.
The
Punch reports that the attack carried out by suspected herdsmen generated a
serious controversy following allegations that security agencies wanted to
carry out the exercise in secret.
According
to the news, Gyendeng and Zopmal said the planned secret burial was to cover up
some facts and conspiracy of soldiers in the killings. According to Zopmal, the
affected communities should resist the planned secret burial because the
corpses did not belong to the security agencies and the government.
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