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Plateau Governor Mutfwang: More than 150 Lives Lost in a Single Local Government Area within Three Weeks

Plateau Governor Mutfwang: More than 150 Lives Lost in a Single Local Government Area within Three Weeks

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state has revealed that over the course of the last three weeks, at least 150 individuals have tragically lost their lives in Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

In an interview with Channels Television on Friday, Governor Mutfwang shared this distressing information. He further informed that four individuals were brutally murdered in Mangu LGA on Thursday night alone.

The recent wave of violent attacks resulting in fatalities and displacements has plagued several LGAs in Plateau state over the past few months. In May, Solomon Maren, a member of the House of Representatives representing Mangu/Bokkos constituency, reported that more than 100 people were killed during overnight attacks within his constituency.

Similarly, gunmen launched an attack in Bwoi, Mangu, claiming the lives of more than 30 individuals, according to reports. These incidents have contributed to a heightened sense of insecurity and instability in the region.

Mutfwang said 80 percent of the incidents are “pure genocide”, adding that over 30,000 people have been displaced.

He noted that reports from the communities indicate that the perpetrators of the violent attacks are “foreign mercenaries”.

The governor said, “Last night, four people were killed in Mangu. Conservatively, I will put it that in the last three weeks, we have buried not less than 150 people in Mangu local government,” he said.

“And as I am talking to you we have no less than 30,000 people scattered in various IDP camps that we are having to deal with now.”

Regarding his meeting with President Bola Tinubu, Governor Mutfwang of Plateau state expressed that the president possesses the necessary “political will” to address the security challenges prevailing in the state. 

He said, “I had the privilege and honour to have a meeting with Mr President at very short notice. The meeting centred around the challenges of security in the Plateau and I found Mr President full of listening ears and determination to deal with the issues. I think it is going to be a welcome change.”

“The response of Mr President is reassuring and his understanding of the problem was quite comforting. Certainly, Mr President is showing that he has a political will to deal with the issues.”

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