HURIWA Demands Accountability From Tinubu, Mutfwang Over Palm Sunday Attack

HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA), a pro-democracy and civil rights advocacy group, has criticized Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration for their ongoing shortcomings in intelligence and leadership to stop the constant carnage and terrorist attacks, despite reports that at least 23 Christians were killed in a Palm Sunday attack in Jos, Nigeria.

According to HURIWA, Fulani terrorists specifically target the Christian natives of Plateau State. The organization has asked President Tinubu to tell Nigerians how many more Nigerians should be killed by Fulani terrorists before firing his ineffective National Security Advisor, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, whose relatives are terrorizing various communities throughout Nigeria.

Given that Nigerians have been informed by former Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd) and Kaduna Islamic cleric Sheikh Gumi that President Tinubu’s administration is aware of the names, addresses, and movements of the terrorists killing Nigerians and has done nothing about it, is the Tinubu administration sympathetic to terrorists? HURIWA will submit a petition to the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands, and President Donald John Trump of the United States tomorrow, requesting that this administration be held accountable for all thousands of terrorist killings that the government is aware of.

According to the constitution, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria’s Armed Forces. He is legally responsible for protecting Nigerians through the proactive, effective, and efficient deployment, control, and command of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the weak Nigeria Police Force. However, the governor, who was elected primarily to protect the lives and property of the people of Plateau State, has shown blatant irresponsibility and a severe lack of tact, strategy, and practical ways to stop the ongoing slaughter, slaughter, and slaughter of his fellow Nigerians who have made Plateau State known for their hospitality.

Why have President Tinubu and his purported National Security Advisor, Nuhu Ribadu, failed to create workable plans and tactics that soldiers and other security personnel are legally required to adopt in order to stop the ongoing murder of Christians in Plateau State?

“Are these high-ranking government officials permitting these murders to go on because the victims are Christians and the administration is a Muslim-Muslim one?

What about Mr. Caleb Mutfwang, the governor, who is a self-described Christian and a native of Plateau State? Why does the governor do nothing to prevent Fulani terrorists from murdering his relatives, women, and children, especially University of Jos students? The governor has an obligation to the state to protect his people, who unquestionably controlled all of Plateau State, from outsiders such as Fulani militants. GOVERNOR MUFTWANG, WE THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULD APPEASE THESE FULANI TERRORISTS TO END THE VICIOUS CIRCLE OF INCESSANT MASS MURDERS AND GENOCIDES OF CHRISTIANS OF PLATEAU STATE ORIGIN by switching to Tinubu’s APC from the party that brought you to power PDP.

WHY ARE YOU AFRAID? ARE YOU NOT ON GROUND? DOES THIS MEAN YOU MOVED TO APC FOR YOUR OWN SELFISH INTEREST? REMEMBER HOW YOU HID IN AN ARMOURED VEHICLE WHILE ADDRESSING SURVIVORS OF THE TERRORISTS’ KILLINGS IN ANGWA RUKUBA JOS?

“At least 10 Christians killed; official toll yet to be released,” according to a humanitarian worker quoted by HURIWA.

According to a humanitarian worker, an attack on student-populated areas in Jos, Plateau State, on Sunday resulted in the confirmed deaths of at least ten persons.

According to reports, the Palm Sunday event took place in and around Angwa Rukuba, Eto Baba, and other residential areas for students.

As militants opened fire in the impacted villages, locals described terrifying images.

But according to a different story from local sources, the attackers—who were identified as Fulani militia—arrived on motorbikes, fired intermittently at the locals, and then fled into neighboring mountainous areas.

Numerous fatalities and injuries are among the casualties from this narrative, however precise numbers are still unknown.

At Angwa Rukuba Junction, where multiple casualties were reported, witnesses also described intermittent gunfire. At the time of reporting, parts of the region were reportedly on fire.

Due to persistent security worries, local sources have recommended students residing in Angwa Rukuba, Eto Baba, and the adjacent school environs to stay inside and limit their activity.

As of the time this article was filed, security officials had not released an official statement about the incident or the assailants’ identities.

Jos, the capital of Plateau State in north-central Nigeria, has a heavily populated region called Angwa Rukuba.

Armed organizations, including robbers and rebels, have frequently attacked the city and its environs in recent years. Land, religious, and ethnic problems have frequently been mentioned in these instances.

HURIWA noted that the Palm Sunday incident came after the Palm Sunday attack in Plateau State last year, which also claimed 54 lives.

The Sunday before Easter that honors Jesus’ victorious entry into Jerusalem is known as Palm Sunday.

The holiest of Christian holiday weeks, which ends on Easter Sunday, begins on this day.

“What in the world is wrong with the Chief of Defense Staff, the Chief of Army Staff, the National Security Advisor, and the IGP?

These officials bear direct responsibility for averting terrorist attacks of this nature.

“Why are they unable to stop these genocides since 2023, and why is the Third Division of the entire Nigerian Army located less than thirty minutes from the Angwa Rukuba killing fields of Fulani terrorists? There is no actionable intelligence.”

The governor’s primary constitutional obligation is to protect the people of Plateau State, thus he must either resign immediately or use the State House of Assembly to organize armed vigilantes who should be well-trained and armed with military-grade weaponry to defend their people.

If you lack courage, Mr. Governor, resign.

President Bola Tinubu must grant law-abiding adult Nigerians the right to possess and use AK-47 rifles in order to protect their RIGHT TO LIFE. If this right is violated, there is no recourse because the victim has already passed away.