Murder of Plateau monarch linked to grazing reserve policy

The Honorable Member Representing Bokkos/Mangu Constituency at the National Assembly, Hon. Solomon Maren, has said that the murder of the Plateau Traditional ruler, Saf Ron Da Lazarus Agai of Bokkos was because of his stance in opposing the grazing reserve bill.

While speaking on the murder of the first class Chief, in a statement that was made available to our correspondent, Hon. Maren stated that, the monarch was killed by those he had spent most of his time struggling to protect.

His words, “from what I have gathered, the Chief was killed because of his stance on the issue of grazing reserves.

“Throughout his reign, he remained a very principled man and would tell you exactly what he feels about an issue. That was just his offence”, Maren, who is from the same town with the slain Chief, said.

He regretted that such killings had become common in the Chiefdom, and recalled that the Village Head of Makayi and the District Head of Manguna were killed in the same circumstances and by unknown gunmen in January.

However, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alh Sa’ad Abubakar lll has condemned the killing of the Plateau first class traditional ruler, calling for religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence among the peace loving citizens of Nigeria.