State harbouring terrorists, PDP tells gov
Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Umar Nadada, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Lafia to investigate the attack on a supermarket in One Man Village, near Mararaba, in the Karu Local Council.

About four armed men reportedly attacked the supermarket and killed four customers about 8.45 p.m. on Tuesday.

In the video obtained by our correspondent after the incident, a voice was heard saying that one of the victims possessed an identity card belonging to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

When contacted, police spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the incident, noting that four persons were killed in the incident.

Nasel said: “I wish to confirm that on January 2, 2024, four hoodlums attacked Wisdom Supermarket at Adehi, Karu, shooting sporadically. The armed men opened fire on customers and four persons were recovered and taken to the hospital where they were confirmed dead by the doctors.

“Their bodies have been deposited at Maraba Medical Centre. The CP has directed the DCP, SCID in Lafia to move to the scene and carry out a comprehensive investigation. The outcome of the investigation will be made known.”

WORRIED by the frequent robbery, kidnapping and killings in recent times, Nasarawa chapter of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appealed to Governor Abdullahi Sule to secure the citizens and residents of the state.

The appeal came, yesterday, amid increasing scourge of kidnapping, banditry, and other forms of criminality in the state.

PDP also urged the APC government in the state to tackle worsening poverty, hunger, inadequate infrastructure, reduce politicking and address the shortfall in basic necessities and human development in the state.

Speaking to Journalists in Karu Local Council of the state, a group known as concerned PDP members alleged that bad governance and inability of the government in power to address the challenges confronting the state were largely responsible for the rise in insecurity and criminal activities in Nasarawa.

Leader of the group, Shuaibu Danladi, said: “Nasarawa State has been exposed to insecurity and home for criminals due to inability of the government to adequately tackle the security challenges bedeviling the state.

“Citizens and residents of Nasarawa now live in fear because the government has failed in its responsibility to provide enabling environment for the people to live peacefully and for businesses to thrive. Why won’t we have increase in criminal activities when our state has become a breeding ground for children without parents?”

According to him, Nasarawa, just like other states in the Northeast and Northwest, is one of the states in North Central terrorised by bandits, who raid villages, kill and abduct residents for ransom, as well as raze homes after looting them.

The group, which called on the APC government to turn away from politicking and provide good governance for the citizens, also appealed to the governor to channel more energy into development and increase the fight against insecurity in the state.

“We cannot continue to live in fear in our state when the government in power, whose responsibility is to protect, provide for and defend the citizenry, has failed to fight kidnapping, which has become the order of the day with residents being kidnapped, killed, and robbed on daily basis.

“Students and senior citizens of the state have now become a target for ransom. Government owes it a duty to ensure the safety of residents. Sule must wake up to the challenges of addressing the inadequacies in the areas of insecurity, infrastructure, and poverty reduction in Nasarawa.”