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January 27, 2020
Plateau state youths, under the aegis of Plateau Youths G-17Peace and Progressive Forum, has called on the Federal Government to securefederal roads across the country, in order to curtail attacks on commuters.
Leader of the group, John Baling, made the call at a candlelight procession in Jos, Plateau State.
The youths organised the procession in honour of DalepDachiya, a 200-Level student of the University of Maiduguri, who was murderedby members of an insurgent group. Dachiya was kidnapped on January 9th, on hisway to Maiduguri to resume school, and was later killed by his abductors.
Baling also called on the government and the securityagencies to step-up their game and end insurgency and all forms of criminalityin the country.
The leader advised government to seek external support frominternational communities to end insurgency in the country. He urged governmentto take threats by Boko Haram and other armed groups seriously, urging thatpro-active measures be put in place to secure lives of Plateau citizens andother Nigerians in the North-East.