The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has provided relief assistance to persons affected by communal crisis in Langtang south local government area of plateau state, north central Nigeria.
Addressing the displaced persons at the camp in Mabudi, a member representing Langtang north/Langtang south federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Beni Lar, acknowledged that over seven thousand persons are displaced from the villages attacked by unknown gunmen and scattered in three camps across the local government without shelter, clothing and food until National Emergency Management Agency intervened.
Background
The 27th of June 2013 remains a dark moment for residents of three communities of Magama, Bolgang and Karkashi in Langtang south local government area of plateau state where Fulani herdsmen were alleged to have attacked the villages in the early hours while residents were still sleeping.
One of the camps harbouring the internally displaced persons at the local government education authority pilot central school, Mabudi witnessed a collection of the old and the young striving to survive under the harsh conditions.
The National Emergency Management Agency embarked on an assessment tour of the affected areas and provided relief materials ranging from food stuff to toiletries and house hold items for the internally displaced persons seeking refuge at the various camps.
Since the incident, there have been conflicting reports on the number of deaths and the injured, while over seven thousand persons were displaced from their ancestral home.
However, some of the affected members of the communities share their experiences on the incident and the death toll in the aftermath of the attack.
A member representing Langtang north/Langtang south federal constituency at the national assembly believes that a panel by the federal government that will wholistically look into the menace of Fulani herdsmen as a threat to peace and stability in the country will be necessary in solving the problem of such frequent attacks.
As the security agencies redouble their efforts in curtailing the incessant attacks by gunmen across the villages particularly in plateau state, the federal government needs to open up the affected areas by constructing roads and linking roads and bridges which will facilitate accessibility to those areas thereby making rescue mission faster a quicker response to distress calls.
