It is widely known that Plateau State has been one of the states where muslims are often attacked and killed just because of their Faith as muslims.
Its noted that the incident was not a herders-farmers clash but wickedly motivated attack on those exercising their rights to travel freely and to follow the faith of their choosing.
The Presidency condemns the attack earlier Saturday on travellers from a religious event in Bauchi, passing through Jos, the Plateau State Capital and regrets the reported deaths of at least twenty-five persons with several others injured in that ambush on their travelling party.
“With the evident preparedness of their attackers, it is clear this was a well-conceived and prearranged assault on a known target, location and religious persuasion of the travellers not an opportunist ambush.
“These kinds of attacks on our country’s citizens are unacceptable, heinous, and stand in complete contradiction to the teachings of the great religions of our nation.
“The Presidency stands steadfast with both Christians and Muslims at this time in condemnation of this latest attack and expects and insists that justice is swiftly – but fairly – delivered to the perpetrators”
