Amnesty International has called for an investigation into the security lapses that enabled the attack in Bokkos and Barki-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State.
According to the organisation over 140 people were killed by gunmen across 20 villages in the two LGAs.
In a statement on Tuesday by the AI Country Director, Isa Sanusi noted that their investigation showed that the armed men operated for more than 48 hours moving from one village to another.
Sanusi said President Bola Tinubu must set up an independent panel to investigate the failure of security agencies to repel the attack on the villages hours after they were attacked.
The statement read, “The Nigerian authorities must investigate the inexcusable security lapses that allowed the horrific killing of over 140 people by gunmen across over 20 villages of Bokkos and parts of Barkin-Ladi local government area of Plateau state.
“Our investigation shows that the gunmen were on a rampage of killing and destruction for more than 48 hours, moving from one village to another. Apart from the Bokkos Local Government area where the attacks started and lasted hours, the gunmen also crossed into Barkin Ladi local government area and killed dozens of people in Hurum, Daruwat, Maiyanga and NTV villages.
“President Bola Tinubu must set up an impartial, independent and effective panel to investigate the apparent failure of security agencies to halt the bloodshed hours after villages that were attacked were gathering dead bodies of those killed and conveying those injured to hospitals.”
