- The state government blamed the Nigerian Army for the killings, saying they could have stopped it but decided not to.
The Plateau State government has said that the refusal of the military to stop the recent killings in the State, despite setting up checkpoints along the road leading to the attacked community, is concerning.
Recall that gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias stormed Jebbu Binde village of Ta-Hoss District in Riyom Local Government Area on Monday, July 14, 2025, killing over 30 people and destroying property worth millions of naira.
Reacting to the killings, the state government blamed the Nigerian Army for the killings, saying they could have stopped it but decided not to.
The State Commissioner for Information, Joyce Ramnap, made this known on a Channels Television programme, ‘The Morning Brief’, on Friday.
Ramnap noted that with a military checkpoint barely 200 meters from the attacked community, the troops would have easily apprehended or neutralised the attackers but failed to do so, a development which has raised questions on their commitment to protecting the lives and property of Nigerians.
The commissioner stated that from the response the government gathered, it was obvious that none of the invaders were arrested despite operating in the community for several hours.
She said the government was exasperated that the community that was attacked by the marauders is close to an access road which has military checkpoints.
“It is not a hidden community that we would say is far, and that is why the people were not able to access help,” the commissioner said.
“We do not want to stereotype and say that the entire Army compromised in this case. However, there is room to do more investigation, and the governor specifically requested that at least there should have been some form of arrest.
“If you are that close and you engaged them closely like that, you should be able to say this is where they followed and the measures to arrest them, but so far, no arrest has been made,” the commissioner added.
Ramnap, who described the fresh killings as unprovoked and despicable, lamented that the gunmen also go into the farmlands to destroy crops.
She reiterated Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s resolve and commitment to protecting the people from further attacks by “bloodthirsty marauders” and ensuring that peace returns to the state