Bokkos: Mutfwang Unveils Untold Plot Against Plateau

Plateau Governor Caleb Mutfwang has condemned the recent killings in Bokkos as genocide with an untold plot to impoverish the people by regular attacks at the onset of the farming season.

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has condemned the recent killings in Bokkos Local Government Area, describing them as genocide. According to the governor, these violent acts appear to be a deliberate attempt to impoverish the community and displace its residents from their ancestral lands.

In an interview on Arise TV on Monday, Mutfwang noted that the killings in Bokkos, which took place over the past two weeks, were unprovoked and targeted vulnerable members of the community.

“I would say it unapologetically, what happened in the last two weeks in Bokkos is genocide. I say it unreservedly. No one has given me any reason to believe that what happened was politically motivated,” Mutfwang said. He pointed out a troubling pattern of violence around the farming season, where attacks typically occur before and after the harvest period. “There has been a pattern over the years, that we discovered that the onset of the farming season, these attacks normally come in, and then there’s a respite when people manage to go to the farm and farm the little farmlands that remain, and then when the harvest is about to come in, there’s another wave of attacks,” Mutfwang explained.

The governor believes that the attacks are part of a larger plan to keep the people of Bokkos in a cycle of poverty, adding that land-grabbing motives might also be behind these acts of violence. Communities displaced by the attacks often find their lands occupied by others. Despite these challenges, Mutfwang has expressed his determination to find solutions to the crisis and prevent further destabilization of the region.

“I cannot be overwhelmed. If there is anything I’m propelled to look to dig in and look for solutions. What can we do better than we have been doing before?” the governor stated. Mutfwang emphasized that his administration is committed to tackling the crisis and finding ways to improve the situation. He also expressed a need for federal government cooperation to bring the perpetrators of these attacks to justice.

“We are not going to be defeated. We are frustrated but we are not going to let this go,” Mutfwang added. The governor revealed that some arrests have already been made, and key suspects have provided valuable information to the authorities. “For once, we are determined that people who are found to be guilty will be prosecuted,” he said.

Mutfwang also underscored the importance of maintaining the peace and stability that the state had achieved in recent years. While acknowledging that the recent violence in Bokkos was a setback, he remains optimistic about the state’s ability to recover. “Every Nigerian was singing the praise of Plateau, that peace had returned, and this breach is a setback to us. We will recover from it, and we will push forward,” he affirmed.

Although there are no immediate plans for compensation, the governor expressed his intention to reach out to relevant organizations and the federal government to support those affected by the attacks. He also raised concerns about the increasing flow of illegal arms in the country, blaming Nigeria’s porous borders for allowing weapons to fall into the hands of criminals. Mutfwang stressed the need for stronger efforts to control the spread of illegal arms to prevent similar incidents in the future.

“This issue needs to be addressed so that weapons aren’t put in the wrong hands, in order to prevent incidents like what happened in Bokkos,” he urged.
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