NMA Seeks End To Killings In Plateau State

The Nigerian Medical Association has condemned the series of attacks on residents of Plateau state, as record of deaths and injuries continue to rise from the attacks.

Plateau state branch of the NMA, disclosed this in a statement jointly signed by the state chairman of the NMA, Innocent Emmanuel, and the Secretary, Bapiga’an William.

It stated that the persistent and vicious acts of inhumanity have continued to ravage the society while exerting a great toll on the physical and psychological wellbeing of the masses across the state.

“We express deep concern as the victims of these unwarranted attacks continue to populate our hospitals’ emergency wards and mortuaries.

“The innocent, armless, accomodating and committed citizens of Plateau State have continued to live under the perennial unsavoury reality of perpetual terrorism manifesting as kidnappings for ransom, rape, maimings and killings as well as threats of total annihilation.

“On a daily basis, people are kidnapped from their houses and living with the fear that the same will happen the next day elsewhere or in their neighbourhood unabated, with huge sums paid as ransom,” it said.

It further noted that the worrisome and sad turn of events is severely bleeding the resources of the people and ultimately wrecking the economy of the state in general, resulting in a further increase in the sufferings that have characterised the life of ordinary citizens.

Noting the unabating and wanton destruction, injury and killings in the state, the NMA called on the government and the security agencies to curb the menace.

“The Nigerian Medical Association calls for calm across the state and entreats citizens to remain law-abiding and not to take the laws into their hands, but to only seek all available legal means to forestall any further escalation of the already grotesque and appalling situation.

“The people deserve better from their leaders as every life is indeed sacred, and the right to life, a fundamental human right of every Nigerian citizen that should be guaranteed by the Government.

“Both the United Nations Charter, as well as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, recognize this inalienable right that all peoples possess with no bias to any human sentiment of tongue, creed, political leaning or field of endeavour,” it stated.