US EditionPlateau Crisis: Tinubu Orders Action Plan, Okays N2bn Relief for Victims
Tinubu urged Plateau leaders to revisit past crisis reports and back inclusion measures as the federal government approved N2 billion for victims.
- President Bola Tinubu met with Plateau State leaders in Abuja, approving N2 billion in relief for victims of the March 29 attack in Angwan Rukuba.
- Recurring violence in Plateau State, including the March 29 killings, prompted this intervention as the region faced repeated cycles of conflict requiring sustained security reforms and political solutions.
- A 32-member delegation, including Governor Caleb Mutfwang and former state leaders, addressed root causes such as farmer-herder clashes, indigeneship tensions, and ethnic divisions fueling past conflicts.
- President Tinubu urged leaders to implement previous government White Papers and identify those fueling unrest for prosecution; Mutfwang pledged renewed commitment to peace-building efforts.
- Emphasizing justice, Tinubu stated, "To stop creating orphans, widows and widowers, there must be an enduring peace in the state," as the administration commits to infrastructural development and ethnic harmony.
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