Plateau youths protest, block highway after 10 deaths

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Youths in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State on Monday blocked the highway leading to Jos to protest the killing of community members by gunmen who attacked the area on Sunday.

The youths, who were joined by women and other sympathisers, have refused all entreaties to vacate the road and have vowed to remain there until the perpetrators of the attack are apprehended and punished according to the law.

One of the protesters, Samson Godiya, lamenting the situation, said, “We have suffered as a community for too long in the hands of these attackers whom we know to be Fulani herdsmmen.For how long shall we continue to be killed without anything being done to stop them .

“We can not continue like this. We are tired of promises by the government and security agents to protect us. If they can not live up to their promises, they should leave us alone .A situation where the security people will be there and at the same time ,can not stop the killers from having their way is what we can not understand ” Punch