The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has commended the visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Plateau State to commiserate with the government and people following the recent attack at Angwan Rukuba in Jos North Local Government Area, which claimed the lives of innocent people.
He said the visit is a profound demonstration of responsive leadership, empathy, and national solidarity at a time when the people of Plateau are grieving the painful and unjust loss of their loved ones.
The Nigerian President was received by the National Chairman, the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, former governors, political leaders, traditional rulers, religious leaders, elders, women, and youth representatives, as well as stakeholders from across all segments of society in the state.
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Speaking during the visit, the APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, condemned the killings in the strongest and most unequivocal terms, describing the attack as “inhuman, cowardly, reprehensible, and a direct assault on the peace, unity, and soul of Plateau State.”
According to Professor Yilwatda, “the continued shedding of innocent blood in Plateau is not only unacceptable but a national tragedy that must no longer be treated with routine outrage and temporary responses.”
In a statement signed by Abimbola Tooki, Special Adviser to the National Chairman on Media and Communications Strategy, Yilwatda stressed that “the time has come for deliberate, coordinated, and result-oriented efforts by all relevant authorities and stakeholders to ensure that such dastardly and unconscionable acts never happen again in Plateau State or anywhere else in the country.”
Professor Yilwatda called on leaders of communities across Plateau State to “become more vigilant, responsive, and proactive in identifying and reporting suspicious movements and security threats within their domains.”
He noted that “the recurring pattern of killings strongly suggests that many of those behind these heinous acts are not ghosts or invisible invaders, but criminal elements and miscreants living within or around the communities, exploiting local vulnerabilities to unleash mayhem on innocent citizens.”
“In his words, these evil perpetrators must no longer be shielded by silence, fear, complicity, or communal indifference. They must be identified, exposed, apprehended, and made to face the full wrath of the law,” he insisted.
The APC National Chairman further charged security agencies to “urgently rethink and upgrade their security architecture and operational methods in tackling the persistent violence in Plateau State.”
