Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has blamed Nigeria’s elite for creating and sustaining the insecurity that has affected many parts of the country for years.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting titled “Dialogue on Community Policing as a Panacea for Insecurity in Nigeria: The Case of Plateau State,” the governor said the elite have played a major role in dividing communities and promoting violence.
“In my view, the insecurity we face today is largely an elite-created problem,” Mutfwang said. “When the elite mislead the people or promote division for personal gain, the result is what we are facing now—crisis after crisis.”
Mutfwang added that while hate and division may sometimes start at the grassroots level, the elite have the power to stop it—if they choose to.
“Often, when the poisoning of minds begins in communities, the elite can rise and stop it. But when they choose instead to support or spread hate, the problem continues,” he said.
Over the past decade, Plateau State and many other parts of Nigeria have experienced repeated clashes, mostly over land, religion, and ethnicity. Thousands of lives have been lost, and communities have been displaced.
Governor Mutfwang’s remarks come as the country continues to search for lasting solutions to insecurity, with calls growing louder for community policing, justice reform, and stronger political leadership.
