Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has blamed desperate politicians for the recurring insecurity and attacks in the state.
Gov. Mutfwang, who made the allegations while addressing a group of journalists who paid him a courtesy call at the Government House in Jos on Tuesday, said the situation in the state where terrorists and bandits unleashed violence in several communities and kill innocent people, was being sponsored by politicians especially when it comes to political cycles and election periods.
Referencing the Dogo Nahawa crisis on March 7, 2010, where over 1000 people were massacred by armed terrorists, and the March 29 attack in Angwan Rukuba community of Jos North Local Government Area where over 30 people were killed, Mutfwang said the attacks were not isolated as they also came during election cycles.
“I make bold to say that the insecurity situation in Plateau State is being sponsored by desperate politicians who are out to destabilize the state,” Mutfwang said.
“If you noticed, this violence and attacks always peak during election cycles. What does that tell us? It is a clear indication that it is political; in fact, they are more political than terrorism.”
The Governor also cited recent attacks in Kanam, Wase, and Quan Pan LGAs which are predominantly inhabited by Muslims, reasoning that if the attackers are Muslim extremists, they would not be killing people of the same faith.
“So from our investigations, we have discovered that these attacks are being sponsored by desperate politicians who are bent on destroying Plateau. But we will not allow that to happen,” Mutfwang emphasized.
