Jang Raises Alarm Over Plan By Terrorists To Attack Plateau During Christmas, New Year

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has raised the
alarm over alleged plans by ‘terrorists’ to strike in
some parts of the state during the forthcoming
Christmas and New Year celebrations.
The governor, who made this known at the 2013
harvest and thanksgiving service of the Church of
Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) Headquarters, in Jos, the
state capital, said security reports at his disposal
indicated that the planned attack could be
disastrous if not checked.
Gov. Jang lamented that despite the efforts to
restore long-lasting peace in the state, some
persons, who he did not mention, he said were hell-
bent on truncating the peace process.
He, therefore, called on people of the state to
protect the hard-earned peace the state had been
enjoying in the last couple of months, stressing that
everyone must be on the lookout for strange faces
and report same to the security.
The governor said, “For a long time, we have
enjoyed peace on the Plateau but recent security
reports available to the government point to the
fact that some terrorists want to take the
advantage of this Christmas to attack Plateau. But
we must be watchful; we must not go to sleep
because keeping peace is not the job of
government alone. We must report suspicious
characters in our midst and that’s the only way we
can defeat them.
“We have to be watchful at all times as the enemies
of the state will stop at nothing but to pull down
the foundation that has been laid, but I am very
optimistic that God will vindicate the state”.