Not fewer than 200 people have been killed in the last five months in communities around Barkin Ladi axis of Plateau State, prompting indigenous youth groups to throw their weight behind ongoing intelligence-led operations by the Department of State Services (DSS) while dismissing allegations of misconduct against its operatives as a distraction.

The position was contained in a joint statement signed by Ezekiel Bini, the State Coalition Chairman of Indigenous Youth Nationalities and Dalyop Mwantiri   , the Northern Zone Coalition Chairman of Indigenous Youth Nationalities and read by    Mwantiri   at a press conference held on Wednesday in Jos.

The text was read on behalf of Afizere, Anaguta, Atakar, Atten, Berom, Irigwe, Kunlere, Mushere, Mwagavwul, Pan and Ron youth associations alongside the Coalition of Plateau State Indigenous Youth Bodies.

“It is worthy of mention that, prior to the deployment, reign of terror attacks on hamlets, villages and communities had

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