Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on Thursday condoled
with the victims of the recent violent attacks in a number of communities in
Taraba State.
Osinbajo, in a statement by Laolu Akande, his spokesman,
condemned the acts of violence, adding that perpetrators of the attack would be
brought to book.
The Acting President has, however, held an emergency meeting
with top security officials of the Federal Government and Governor Darius
Dickson Ishaku.
Osinbajo also ordered the deployment of an extra military
battalion, police reinforcements and also a deployment of the Nigeria Security
and Civil Defense Corps to the areas affected.
“Equally, the Acting President has ordered the provision of
relief materials to be delivered to the affected communities in Toffi, Mayo Daga,
Mayo Sina, Tamiya, Kwara-Kwara, Tungan Lugere, Timjire, Nguroje and other
villages in the hinterlands of Mambilla Plateau”, the statement said.
It added that “The Federal Government has also put in motion
long time solutions including mediation between opposing groups in the communal
conflict”.
Recall that Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of
Nigeria (MACBAN) expressed shock and sadness over the “wanton destruction of
lives and cattle going on in Taraba State.”
By Wale Odunsi
