Muftwang: Plateau Killings Are Sponsored, Bandits Have Taken Over 64 Communities

Jos, Nigeria Plateau State Governor Caleb Muftwang has described the recent wave of violence across the state as a sponsored genocide aimed at wiping out entire communities, alleging that armed bandits have seized control of at least 64 villages.

Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme on Tuesday, Governor Muftwang expressed deep concern over the sustained attacks that have claimed over 50 lives and displaced thousands in the Bokkos Local Government Area and beyond.

I can tell you in all honesty that I cannot find any explanation other than genocide sponsored by terrorists, the governor said. The question is, who are the persons behind the organisers of this terrorism? This is what the security agencies must help us to unravel.

He emphasized the need for cohesive action among security agencies to identify and dismantle the networks behind the violence. This is being sponsored from somewhere, and I am sure that in the coming days, the security agencies will work together not at cross purposes but in unison to be able to bring out the requisite intelligence that will help us to put this matter behind us, he added.