Plateau killings: Tinubu meets Mutfwang at Aso Rock

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Wednesday evening met with President Bola Tinubu at his official residence in Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The governor arrived at the Presidential Villa at about 6:45pm, according to the State House media office. The meeting comes days after the deadly Palm Sunday attack in Angwan Rukuba district of Jos, which reportedly left at least 27 persons dead. The development also follows an earlier directive by the President summoning the governor for discussions over the worsening security situation in Plateau State. In a statement on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu strongly condemned the attacks in Jos and a separate incident in Kahir village, Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where wedding guests were killed and abducted. The President had described the killings as “barbaric and cowardly,” vowing that the perpetrators would not go unpunished. “Anyone who will sneak under the cover of the night and kill defenceless citizens as done in Jos and Kahir village is a heartless coward,” Tinubu had said. While condemning the attacks, the President commended Mutfwang for his efforts in containing the situation in Jos and directed security agencies to intensify efforts to pursue the perpetrators. The President also cautioned sections of the media against insinuating the attacks were religiously motivated, warning that such narratives could escalate violence. The Wednesday meeting is expected to focus on immediate security measures to prevent further attacks in Plateau. Stephen Angbulu