FILE: National Chairman, African Democratic Congress, David Mark.
The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Senator David Mark, has called on the Federal Government to take immediate and decisive action to end the wave of killings and kidnappings in Benue and Plateau states, warning that continued inaction would further embolden armed groups terrorising communities.
Mark made the call on Monday in a statement signed by his media aide, Kola Ologbondiyan while reacting to the reported killing of about 16 people in Otukpo, Benue State, and nine others in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State by suspected armed militias.
Mark also expressed concern over the reported hijacking of a Benue Links commercial bus along the Otukpo–Taraku–Makurdi Road, where gunmen allegedly abducted all the passengers and took them into the bush.
Describing the attacks as “barbaric” and “reprehensible,” the ADC National Chairman said the persistent bloodshed and rising cases of kidnapping had become a major threat to national security and social stability.
