The family of Dalep Dachiya, a 200 level student of University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), who was killed by Boko Haram insurgents, has urged the Federal Government to fish out killers of their son.
Dalep, a native of Jing in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau, was abducted on January 9 by the insurgents on his way to Maiduguri to resume school.
The insurgents on Tuesday released a video where Dalep was gruesomely executed.
The head of the family, David Dachiya, at a news conference in Jos on Thursday urged the Federal Government to avenge their son’s death.
Mr Dachiya said such move would bring succour to the bereaved family and others involved.
“As a family we just want to thank God for everything; we believe that what happened, happened for good,” he said.
“But we want to strongly call on the government to fish out the killers of our son. He was just an innocent boy who was killed for no reason.
“We equally urge the government to intensify efforts in fighting insurgency and all forms of insecurity in the country.”
National President of Mupun Cultural Development Association (MUCDA), Pedro Dafur, said the association was saddened by the killing.
Dafur called on the government to ensure the safety of Plateau citizens residing in Maiduguri and other parts of Borno.
“From the utterances of the boy who killed our son in the video released, it is obvious that Plateau citizens residing in North-eastern part of the country are not safe.
“So, we want to call on the government to work assiduously to ensure the safety of our citizens in that area,” he said.
