GOVERNOR MUTFWANG CALLS FOR STRATEGIC EFFORTS TO END INSECURITY ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION OF NIGERIA
Plateau State Governor, His Excellency, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, Esq, has called for a regional security strategy to confront the wave of insecurity threatening communities, livelihoods and development across the North Central geopolitical zone of the country. Governor Mutfwang made the call on Monday August 31, 2026 while participating as a panellist at the 2026 North Central Security Summit held in Makurdi, Benue State, organised by the Ministry of Defense in collaboration with the office of the Senior Secial Assistant to the President on community Engagement (North Central). The stakeholders examined the security challenges confronting the region and explored collective measures for addressing them. The Governor stressed that the scale and pattern of insecurity in the North Central required states in the region to move beyond isolated responses and adopt a united and intelligence-driven approach. He challenged the often used description of the violence as merely farmer-herd...