The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the tragic mob action that claimed the lives of eight individuals in Mangun District of Mangu Local Government Area of Kaduna State on the evening of Friday, June 20, 2025.
Preliminary reports have it that the victims, who were traveling from Zaria in Kaduna State to Quan’pan Local Government Area of Plateau State for a wedding, lost their way and inadvertently ran into a tense and volatile situation in Mangun, a community grappling with sustained terrorist attacks.
Governor Mutfwang, who visited the survivors in hospital and the scene of the incident, expressed profound grief and described the mob action as totally condemnable and avoidable.
He noted with sadness that the Mangun District and adjoining districts of Chakfem in Mangu LGA and Mushere in Bokkos LGA have, for over a month, suffered coordinated terrorist assaults resulting in daily casualties and mass displacements, plunging communities into mourning and distress.
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However, he emphasized that the prolonged attacks do not justify such a senseless act against innocent commuters.
The Governor said it is deeply disheartening that the same youths who have shown courage and patriotism would turn around and take the law into their own hands.
He extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and the government and people of Kaduna State, stressing that such acts of violence have no place in a civilized society.
The Governor directed the General Hospital in Mangu and all other medical facilities attending to the victims to provide optimal care, assuring that the Plateau State Government will bear the full cost of treatment.
Meanwhile, in a gesture of solidarity, the Governor has constituted a high-powered delegation to visit the Kaduna State Government and the families of the deceased in Zaria to convey the heartfelt condolences of the Government and people of Plateau State.
Governor Mutfwang also used the opportunity to condemn the ongoing wave of killings and destruction in rural communities across Bokkos, Mangu, Riyom, Barkin Ladi, and Bassa Local Government Areas, which have led to widespread displacement and a worsening humanitarian crisis.
(Editor: Okechukwu Eze)
