The removal of the Traditional Ruler of Mushere Chiefdom, The Mishkakam Mushere, Julius K. Diblang, by the Governor Caleb Mutfwang led- Plateau State Government has led to massive protest.
The protesters, who are women from the Mushere community of Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State, on Thursday, April 16, 2026, took an unprecedented step by staging a nude protest over his sack.
The removal of the Monarch in Bokkos LG was announced by the Ministry for Chieftaincy Affairs which had linked the ongoing insecurity in the Chiefdom to the Monarch.
It was also alleged by the Plateau State Government that he was involved in some conflicts in the community, and his failure to address violent attacks led to his removal.
It was also alleged that the Monarch was a sellout among residents.
Interestingly, contrary to the allegations leveled against the Monarch by the Government, his people and indigenes of the Chiefdom have risen in his defence.
The indigenes and residents alleged that the dethronement of the Traditional Ruler was a witch-hunt by mischief makers.
It was gathered from residents that the Monarch had worked assiduously to restore peace and return displaced people to their homes.
Supporters of the Monarch also claim that the Government’s action was a misplaced priority during an active security crisis.
The dethronement has led to several groups in the community storming the Government Office in Jos, and within the Community, staging pockets of protests demanding his immediate reinstatement.
The Mother of All the protests was the naked demonstration by community women who stormed the Council Secretariat carrying placards with different inscriptions such as “Bring Back Julius Our Chief,” calling on the Government as a matter of urgency to immediately reinstate their Monarch.
They insisted that his removal since early April has destabilised the community.