Northern Senators Forum, NSF, has called for an end to bloodshed in Plateau State.
The Forum commiserated with the families of those killed in the overnight attack on August 18, in which at least 25 people, mostly women and children, were hacked to death in their homes.
In a statement issued in Abuja and signed by its Chairman, Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua, the Forum said the latest tragedy in Plateau was “one too many”.
“We also remember all other victims of violence in Mangu and across Plateau. This latest tragedy is one too many,” it stated.
It noted that, over the last three years, Plateau State has witnessed a pattern of sustained attacks on communities in Mangu, Bokkos, Barkin Ladi and other local government areas.
“These incidents have resulted in hundreds of lives lost, thousands injured, tens of thousands displaced, and thousands of homes and farms destroyed. The frequency and
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