{"id":3251,"date":"2025-04-07T08:47:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T08:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/?p=3251"},"modified":"2025-04-07T08:47:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T08:47:51","slug":"plateau-killings-northern-senators-condemn-attack-as-death-toll-rises-to-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/plateau-killings-northern-senators-condemn-attack-as-death-toll-rises-to-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Plateau Killings: Northern Senators Condemn Attack &#8230;As death toll rises to 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Disturbed by the recent killings in five communities in Bokkos local government area of Plateau state by unknown gun men, the Northern Senators Forum has condemned the attack and sympathized with the victims.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a statement signed the chairman of the Forum,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a statement by the chairman of the Forum,Sen. Abdulaziz Musa Yar&#8217;adua, the Forum said,&#8221; we hereby condemn in the strongest possible terms the recent attacks on five communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0&#8220;The death toll, which has risen to about\u00a0 50, with many more injured and missing, doesn&#8217;t represent the values we stand for as a nation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;This tragic incident is a stark reminder of the insecurity that has plagued some parts of our nation, and we can not afford to let it become the new norm.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Forum\u00a0 commiserate with the families of the victims, the Plateau State Government, and the people of Plateau State over this tragic incident.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;We wish to also commend the Governor of Plateau State Caleb Mutfwang for his efforts to restore calm and prevent retaliation between various ethnic groups. His leadership is a beacon of hope in these trying times, and we urge him to continue on this path.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The Northern Senators Forum renews its commitment to working with the government and security agencies to develop a robust security framework that protects the lives and property of our citizens. We can not afford to fail in this endeavor.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;This recent attack is a wake-up call for all Nigerians. We must come together to build a safer, more secure future for ourselves and future generations. We owe it to the victims of these senseless attacks to act decisively and ensure that such incidents do not recur.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims. We pray for the loss of lives and ask that God grants the families the fortitude to bear the loss. May the bereaved families find comfort in this mourning periods,&#8221; the Forum said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disturbed by the recent killings in five communities in Bokkos local government area of Plateau state by unknown gun men, the Northern Senators Forum has condemned the attack and sympathized with the victims. In a statement signed the chairman of the Forum, In a statement by the chairman of the Forum,Sen. Abdulaziz Musa Yar&#8217;adua, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[2101,896,251,2102,2100],"class_list":["post-3251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law-crime","tag-bereaved","tag-communities","tag-insecurity","tag-retaliation","tag-sympathized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3251"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3252,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3251\/revisions\/3252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}