Gov Mutfwang Convenes Emergency Security Meeting Over Killings in Plateau

Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, on Friday convened an emergency security council meeting following a wave of attacks that have reportedly left at least 30 people dead across several communities in the past week.

According to reports, the meeting, holding at the Executive Council Chamber of the New Government House in Jos, is being chaired by the governor.

In attendance are heads of federal and state security agencies operating in the state, including the General Officer Commanding 3 Division and Commander of Operation Enduring Peace, Major General Eyitayo Oyinlola, as well as the newly deployed State Commissioner of Police, CP Bassey Ewah.

Other senior officials present include Deputy Governor Ngo Josephine Piyo and Secretary to the State Government, Samuel Jatau.

The emergency session comes after gunmen killed five people in Bassa Local Government Area on Thursday night. The attack occurred in the Nche Shwye Rishi community and has drawn widespread condemnation from local leaders.

A community leader in Bassa, Gata Moses, described the killings as “barbaric and senseless.” He said, “We just woke up this morning to hear that some of our people were killed in the Nche Shwye Rishi community last night.

“When I checked, I discovered it was true. Five of them, including children, were in their houses when the attackers suddenly emerged from nowhere and killed them. This is senseless and barbaric.”

Another resident, Nuhu Michael, also denounced the renewed violence in Bassa and called on the government and security agencies to step up efforts to protect communities from terrorist attacks.

Michael expressed frustration over the continued assaults, saying, “I don’t know why the terrorists are probing hard, yet the security agents fail to act. Is it only when they kill all community members in Plateau State that there will be a response?

“I know that Governor Caleb Mutfwang has directed security agencies to intensify operations in affected areas, strengthen security presence in surrounding communities, and ensure that those responsible are apprehended and brought to justice.

“But so far, we have not seen these directives put into action. I hope the security council meeting at Government House will yield the desired results because we cannot continue like this in Plateau.”

As of the time of filing this report, the state security council meeting at the Government House in Jos was still ongoing.