#JUSTIN: Plateau PFN Condemns Killings Of 36 Persons In Jos North
Plateau PFN condemns killings of 36 persons in Jos North
August 27,2021
By Golok Nanmwa ,Jos
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria ( P.F.N), Plateau State Chapter on Friday strongly condemned the the massacre of approximately 36 people on Tuesday night of 24th August, 2021 by criminals elements.
PFN in a statement made available to newsmen in Jos and signed by Rev. Dr. Steven Dangana, it's Chairman commiserated with the families of the victims, the entire community and the good people of Plateau State over this unprovoked attack.
The statement further reads that "While we are still grooping with the senseless killings of innocent people in Irigwe land, the killing of commuters and now have woken up to yet another fresh attack in Yelwan Zankam."
" The Fellowship sees the inhumanity of these attacks as shocking and barbaric especially with 12 hours curfew of 6am to 6:00 pm still in place as the attack took place during this period. Indeed, the question of how the assailants got to the village even with a curfew in place needs to be answered by the security personnels covering the axis leading to the village. "
The Fellowship is dumb founded by the silence from both the Federal and State Governments on the recent continuous unabated killings and attacks in Irigwe land and Yelwan - Zangam as insensitive.
"We therefore ask Government as a matter of urgency to speak up and give a clear direction and hope to the good people of Plateau State.
P.F.N has always called on her members, especially the youth and young adults to pursue peace with all. But we are also quick to say that if this unprovoked attacks on members continue, unabated, we will now have no option than to ask our members to also defend themselves as we will not fold our hands and see our members killed without the effective restrain in arrests and prosecution by the Government. We wish to make it clear to authority that violence and injustice only lead to more violence hence the need to act very quickly and swiftly.
The Pentecostal Fellowship also called on all security Agencies saddled with the responsibility of protecting lives and property to rise to their responsibility and fish out the perpetrators, collaborators and sponsors no matter their connections or however highly placed they may be.
" We urge the Government to fully compensate families of all the victims and those who lost their properties and means of livelihood. Government should make effort not to engage in selective prosecutions and compensations. "
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (P.F.N.) also stressed that it will continue to work hand in hand with the Government and will continue to pray for a Lasting Peace , Unity and Progress of Plateau State in particular and Nigeria in general.
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