The member representing Riyom Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr Daniel Dem has termed the incessant attacks on Riyom communities and adjoining areas by Fulani herdsmen as acts of terrorism. He called on security operatives to speed up action and bring those responsible to book.

The lawmaker who was speaking in Jos on Tuesday said that people from his constituency could no longer go to their farms because of fear of attacks by Fulani herdsmen. “Our people cannot go to their farms for fear of been killed. If they go to their farms, they get killed and this has forced them to abandon their farm lands. People are been killed almost on daily basis and security agencies seem to be helpless about it”, he said.

The member representing Riyom Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr Daniel Dem has termed the incessant attacks on Riyom communities and adjoining areas by Fulani herdsmen as acts of terrorism. He called on security operatives to speed up action and bring those responsible to book.

The lawmaker who was speaking in Jos on Tuesday said that people from his constituency could no longer go to their farms because of fear of attacks by Fulani herdsmen. “Our people cannot go to their farms for fear of been killed. If they go to their farms, they get killed and this has forced them to abandon their farm lands. People are been killed almost on daily basis and security agencies seem to be helpless about it”, he said.

Dem said that numerous meetings held by different ethnic groups has not yielded positive results “The Fulanis come into our farmland and graze on crops of farmers and when they complain, they get killed. Close to seven of my constituents have been killed in Rim village of Riyom in the past two weeks by these marauders. Some group of persons are just hell bent on wreaking havoc on innocent persons.”

The lawmaker who is the Majority Leader of the state assembly, wondered why men of the Special Task Force deployed in the area could not stop the attackers, saying his people suspected a foul play. He called on the security agencies to live up to their responsibilities of protecting lives and properties. He enjoined people in his domain to remain calm and be vigilant while not taking the laws into their hands.

This is coming after several villages in Riyom and Barkin Ladi local governments of the state petitioned security agencies while calling for help over alleged plans by armed Fulani militants to launch fresh attacks on the villages. The villagers stated that they discovered a training camp for gunmen behind a rocky hill in Rim area of Riyom Local Government Area.

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Incessant gunmen attack on Plateau is terrorism – Plateau lawmaker