Plateau State Governor, Caleb Muftwang has decried over repeated attacks in some parts of the state, saying 64 communities have been hijacked by bandits.
Speaking during an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday, Governor Muftwang said that the attacks are not new.
He added that Plateau State has been experiencing similar incidents for over 10 years but have not gathered national attention.
Governor Muftwang said: “These communities that have been recently attacked were part of the communities that were attacked in 2023 but they survived it and rebuilt themselves.
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“The Ruwi community that was first attacked lost about 17 people in 2023 but they bounced back to show you the resilience of the people.
“If these attacks have been going on for close to 10 years, it tells you that there is a deliberate, conscious attempt to clean out populations and to reopen.
“As I am talking to you, there are not less than 64 communities that have been taken over by bandits on the Plateau between Bokkos, Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Governments.
“They have been taken over, renamed and people are living there conveniently on lands they pushed people away to occupy.”
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