A member of the House of Representatives from Plateau State, Solomon Maren, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to be more firm in tackling insecurity by making a categorical statement against the repeated killings in the state, and other parts of Nigeria.
Representing Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency of Plateau state, the lawmaker also alleged that government was not only complacent but appeared to be condoning the senseless killings in the state.
Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, the lawmaker said genocide has been declared on the people of Plateau state as there had been no single prosecution of those arrested over the years, nor categorical statement and policy to fight this menace has been made by government
He therefore called on President Buhari to show sincerity and commitment, match words with actions to secure all Nigerians wherever they are and as the commander in Chief, provide security Agencies with modern equipment, resources and the political will to make them succeed.
“We call on the international community to save our people from been extinct going by the numbers killed every day, which in alarming, is a cause for concern.
“Our people need your show of love at this point, to provide them with food, water and sanitation as a matter of urgency. The IDPs are joining other IDPs who have been taking refuge in the same location for over a year now. Kindly press on the president of Nigeria to end the genocide and the innocent, armless and defenceless people of my constituency at home in Plateau and outside Plateau state.
“We call on the International Human Right Organisation to evoke the chatter on right to life and instruct the United Nation to come to our aid without further delay”, he said.
