WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has apologised to the people of Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) for the failure of government and security agencies to protect lives and properties. Fifty-one persons were gunned down early Monday in the Zikke community of the LGA, with houses razed and many displaced about two weeks after a similar attack led to the killing of scores of persons in Bokkos Local Government Area. Less than a day after the most recent assault, Governor Mutfwang apologised for the government’s inability to protect the people. The governor said this on Tuesday at the palace of the Paramount Ruler of the Miango community of the state. “I will tell you the truth: I have been crying since yesterday because I had trusted God that all the arrangements were put in place, that this will not happen again. We have made investments in security,” he said. “But like all human arrangements, sometimes they fail. I want to admit that on Sunday night into Monday morning, we failed you. Please, forgive me.” He urged the people not to relent in their efforts to secure their communities and ensure that they compliment security agencies efforts by providing vital information for intelligence gathering and expose the antics of the criminals.
PLATEAU: ‘We’ve failed you,’ Muftwang apologises over killings
