Plateau under siege, terrorists take over forests reserves – Gov Mutfwang

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has raised the alarm over the escalating insecurity plaguing the state, declaring that since the return to democratic rule in 1999, Plateau has remained under relentless attacks by bandits and terrorists.

He revealed that these criminal groups have now seized control of nearly all the state’s forests, game reserves, and grazing areas.

Speaking during a crucial stakeholders’ meeting held on Monday with prominent citizens of the state, Governor Mutfwang expressed deep concern over the grim intelligence reports that describe key areas, such as the Wase Grazing Reserve in Wase Local Government and the Pandam Games Reserve in Qua’Pan, as major operational bases for terrorists, bandits, and kidnappers.

“Today, no senatorial zone in this state is untouched by conflict,” Mutfwang lamented. “In Wase, a grazing reserve that dates back to the Northern Nigeria era has n...
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