The Plateau State Government has
asked the Federal Government to release N10billion from the Victims Support
Fund (VSF) to the state.
Commissioner for Information in
the state, Mr Yakubu Dati, made the request on Wednesday during his interview
with Channels TV.
The request is coming days after
herdsmen attacked on some villages in Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of the
state, where at least, 200 persons were killed by suspected herdsmen.
Recall that suspected armed
herders on June 24, 2018, killed 86 persons during an attack on Razat, Ruku,
Nyarr, Kura and Gana-Ropp villages of Gashish District in Barkin Ladi Local
Government Area of Plateau State.
The commissioner explained that
the fund would help in the compensation of residents rendered homeless in the
aftermath of the attack.
He said: “ VSF is needed so that
those who have been affected will be supported or compensated to reduce the
human suffering and also feel that justice has been done to a level because,
sometimes, most of these things lead to reprisals.”
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