Catholic Bishop seeks support for victims of Plateau crisis

The Catholic Bishop of Pankshin in Plateau State, Most Rev. Michael Gokum, has urged the Federal Government to urgently provide support to victims of crisis in the state.

Gokum made the appeal on Sunday at the launch of the 2024 Lenten Campaign held at Christ the King Catholic Church, Dyis, in Pankshin Local Government Area of the state.

DAILY POST reports that gunmen recently attacked communities in Mangu, Bokkos and Barkin Ladi LGA, leaving many persons dead and scores displaced.

The cleric, who lamented the upsurge of humanitarian crisis following the attacks in many other communities in the state, called on government to provide succour to them.

”As we are all aware, communities in Plateau have come under series of attacks in recent past and these attacks brought about increasing humanitarian crisis in the state.

”Many communities are displaced, meaning that all the residents of these communities are taking refuge elsewhere.

”I’m using this medium to call on the federal government to urgently come to the aid of these people; they are not finding it easy.

”From my interactions with many of them, I realise that they are eager to return to their homes, so government should expedite action to enable them return to their original abodes,” he said.

He also called on the government to adopt more stringent modalities toward the safety of lives and property in the state and across the nation.