Tinubu Condemns Lynching Of 12 Travellers In Plateau

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the killing of 12 travellers in Plateau State.

Tinubu said the freedom of movement for all citizens is “non-negotiable” and urged security forces to ensure the arrest and punishment of the culprits.

While describing the heinous action as unacceptable and barbaric, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday.

Tinubu directed the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) to work with other security and intelligence agencies to ensure those responsible for the attack were held accountable.

The President also commiserated with the victims’ families and the people and government of Kaduna State, and called for calm, promising not to allow the dastardly act to go unpunished.

“The Government of Plateau State must take decisive action in handling these vicious cycles of violence. The state government must work with security agents to get to the root of this recent incident and use it as a deterrent against future occurrences.

“Freedom of movement by all citizens is non-negotiable. We will not tolerate any attempt by anyone or group of people to curtail that fundamental freedom through acts of extreme violence and fear,” he added.

The incident happened in the Mangun District of the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State on Friday evening when the victims were traveling from Zaria in Kaduna State to the Quan’pan Local Government Area of Plateau for a wedding.

They, however, lost their way and inadvertently ran into a tense and volatile situation in Mangun, a community grappling with sustained terrorist attacks.

Tragically, the travellers were caught up in the skirmishes, which resulted in the loss of eight lives.

Several others sustained varying degrees of injuries and were taken for treatment at the General Hospital in Mangu.