Pushit village in Plateau state, north-central Nigeria, is under an imminent threat of invasion.
Residents of the village recently received a chilling letter from a terrorist group, indicating plans for an attack on Friday, December 29, 2023.
Confirming this unsettling news during a live interview on AriseNews TV, Dr. Stanley Kavwam, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary for the Middle Belt Forum and a native of Pushit, stated,
“While I was driving down from Jos to this place, I received the call. A letter was sent to my own village that the terrorists, attackers are going to invade on the 29th. This December.”
Expressing his deep concern, Dr. Kavwam highlighted the recurrence of such warnings before previous attacks. He remarked,
“All the attacks were orchestrated. There was a letter to that effect that was dropped by an anonymous person intimating the residents of Mangu Local government to be precise that they would be attacked.”
Tragically, these warnings often go unheeded, leading to devastating outcomes. Dr. Kavwam pointed to the recent attack on Bokkos and Barkin Ladi areas, where over 100 lives were lost during the Christmas season, as a poignant example of the security apparatus’s failures. He said,
“They received about 37 distress calls, that is Operation Safe Haven or the joint task force. About 37 distress calls, yet nothing was done.
“And we already know the security forces know the attackers. They even know their hideout; for the past two decades, they know where they orchestrate all of these attacks because that autonomous community called Mahanga” which is at the foot of the hills bordering Wamba in the Nasarawa state, to the south is where “these attacks are just orchestrated just the same one we have in the Mandarin Hills in Borno State.
“For instance, the military relocated an entire community of over 11,000 people, leaving the entire Damboa Road free for the terrorists to operate freely. They even collect tolls on the road as if we were in the Banana Republic.”
Drawing from the Nigerian Constitution, Dr. Kavwam emphasized the government’s fundamental responsibility. He stated, “The welfare and security of the people shall be the primary purpose of government.
“And yes, still nothing, nothing is done to protect the people. And these attacks could last for long, 12 hours to 24 hours and there is no security presence whatsoever all the time. Pushit community in Mangu local government area of Plateau State, a letter was signed today that they’re going to attack on the 29th.”
Despite directives from prominent figures, such as President Bola Tinubu, the ongoing attacks suggest a dire need for more proactive and effective security measures.
“The attacks are still going on. There is no response from the security authorities and I want you to know something. Gen T. Y. Danjuma alleged that the military colludes with these insurgents or terrorists to unleash terror on unsuspecting innocent citizens; the entire Nigerian space was caught up with a lot of accusations, name-calling and all of that. Are we not seeing that happening today?” he added.
| Sahara Reporters
