Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the killing of 86 persons in the Church of Christ In Nations (COCIN) and Regional Church Council (RCC), in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State.
The Plateau Police Command on Sunday confirmed the killing of 86 persons in the attacks on Razat, Ruku, Nyarr, Kura and Gana-Ropp villages of Gashish District in Barkin Ladi Local Government.
Reacting in a post on Twitter, the Presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), called on the federal government to be alive to its primary responsibility of protection of lives and property.
Atiku wrote:
“Mindless killings in our country, we cannot be in continuous mode of bloodletting & mourning.
“Government needs to be alive to its primary responsibility of protection of lives and property.
“My heart goes to the victims of Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State.”
