President Bola Tinubu assured Plateau State residents Thursday that the recent deadly assault won’t recur, directing security forces to track down the perpetrators as he announces plans for widespread surveillance to bolster defenses.
Speaking during a visit to Jos, the state capital, President Tinubu surveyed the devastation in Angwan Rukuba, a neighborhood in Jos North Local Government Area hit by the carnage.
He commiserated with victims and local officials, and emphasized that no amount of financial aid could replace lost lives.
The President pledged Federal Government’s support to ease their hardship.
“There is nothing I can give you, whether money in billions, but to console you and promise you that this experience will not repeat itself,” Tinubu said.
He issued a pointed order to the armed forces, police, and other agencies—attended by top brass including Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun and Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja—to “unearth and find the killers.”
To strengthen security, Mr. Tinubu said the federal government would deploy more than 5,000 surveillance cameras across the state, aiding law enforcement in identifying criminals.
The President also instructed officials to form a committee for a “numeric analysis” of victims’ losses, aiming to provide targeted relief.
NewsQuest reports that the latest measures by the President comes amid recurring violence in Plateau, a mineral-rich region long plagued by ethnic and resource disputes that have hindered investment and growth.
President Tinubu during the visit urged political and community leaders to prioritize unity over division, invoking the state’s once-peaceful past.
“Governor, you and I were elected on the promise of peace and prosperity, not to comfort and create widows and widowers,” he told Governor Caleb Mutfwang.
“We must break the shackles of violence, ignorance, poverty and hopelessness together.”
The Federal Government reiterated its commitment to lasting security.
