Caleb Mutfwang, the Governor of Plateau State, has described the latest killings as genocide by terrorists who are sponsored by yet-to-be-identified persons.
Recall that on March 28, 2025, at least 52 people were killed, including children, as a result of alleged herders’ attacks on settlements in the Bokkos and Bassa local government portions and neighbouring portions of the state.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, the Plateau state governor, angered by the fatalities, blamed the attacks on unidentified terrorist groups.
He added that the assault on Plateau State is funded and aims to destroy communities in the region.
The governor stated, “I can tell you in all honesty that I cannot find any explanation apart from genocide sponsored by terrorists.
“The question is, who are the persons behind the organisers of this terrorism? This is what the security agencies must help us to unravel.
“We must come to the point where we know the sponsors because it is not just the work of ordinary people.
“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.”
