Tension in Nasarawa over Jos bombing

Posted by admin Nasarawa, National Politics, Plateau, State News Saturday, January 1st, 2011

Following the bomb lasts in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Christmas eve, tension is high in Nasarawa State as people almost stay awake all night for fear of the least expected. Saturday Sun found that both Christians and Muslims in the state are living in fear as uncertainty has become an order of the day. In Lafia, the state capital, Akwanga and Keffi senatorial districts security agents patrol major streets to avert any breakdown of law and order.

Although people were going about their normal businesses, there was fear of the unknown as religious and community leaders were meeting with their members enlightening them on the need to live in peace.

Governor Aliyu Doma of Nasarawa State is having several meetings with traditional and religious leaders as well as security chiefs in the state on the need to report breach of peace in any part of the state so that the state government could take appropriate action. Meanwhile, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) ward special congresses held on Thursday nationwide nearly cost the state the existing peace it had been enjoying.

Several people were injured as a result of crises from the congresses in Azara Development Area, Lafia Local Government Area as well as Wamba and parts of Akwanga Local Government Area where no fewer than 20 people were hospitalized. It was also gathered that the people’s Democratic Party PDP could not conduct free and fair delegate congresses in the wards due to shortage of forms.wp_posts