Governor Mutfwang says Plateau’s security challenges can be overcome.

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang said his administration is committed to addressing the state’s current security challenges.

He made the remarks during a visit by Senior Course 48 students from the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, who met him on Tuesday in Jos.

The governor condemned the renewed attacks on peaceful communities and labeled the security challenges in the state as acts of terrorism.

He noted that the killings have deprived many residents of their livelihoods, especially farmers who are frequently targeted on their farms.

Mutfwang praised the military’s efforts to address the security challenges and called for more decisive measures.

“We have seen that the challenges of insecurity on the Plateau have a direct correlation with the poverty index in our state.

“It is not just about military warfare, but economic warfare as well; it is intended to keep the people in perpetual poverty at a very rudimentary level.

“Ordinary farmers cannot go to their farms, and it therefore becomes imperative that we must do all we can to secure the lives and properties of our people.

“We must give them the enabling environment to be able to go about productive activities that enhance the prosperity of their own lives and those of their families,” he said.

The governor urged the military to employ both kinetic and non‑kinetic methods in confronting the nation’s security challenges.

He pledged continued support for the military and other security agencies to ensure a peaceful and prosperous Plateau State.