By Kamil Opeyemi
The Governor of Plateau state Caleb Mutfwang on Monday said killings in his state are premeditated.
He said it is an incorrect narrative to describe the killings as clashes between farmers and herders.
Speaking to the people of the state on monday , the Governor said what is taking place in the state is pure case of terrorism.
He said, “These unprovoked and simultaneous attacks in different villages were clearly premeditated and coordinated.
“These series of attacks on our people are a clear case of criminality, insurgency and terrorism and must be seen and handled in that manner if we must succeed in halting this wanton destruction of lives and property.”
Insisting that it is a misrepresentation of facts to describe what he called “these needless and unprovoked attacks on our people” as a Farmer-Herder clash, Mutfwang said this has always been the traditional narrative.
“Let us call a spade a spade, this is simple genocide,” the Governor stated
NPO Reports that no fewer than 190 people were killed on the eve of Christmas when gunmen ransacked villages in the Bokkos Area of the state.