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.
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