Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has apologized to victims’ families over failure of government and security agencies to protect them and their properties.
Governor Muftwang’s appeal is coming, following the recent attack in some communities located in Bassa Local Government Area of the state.
Recall that INFORMATION NIGERIA had reported that gunmen on Monday, invaded Zikke community, destroyed homes and killed a yet to be ascertained numbers of villagers.
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Two weeks earlier, scores of people were gruesomely killed in the Bokkos Local Government Area of the state.
Speaking during his visit to the Zikke community to commiserate with the people, Governor Mutfwang, on Tuesday, admitted that his administration has failed to protect them.
He begged the people of the state to forgive him, saying he had been crying since the latest killings happened.
He said: “I will tell you the truth, i have been crying since yesterday because I had trusted God that all the arrangements were put in place, that this will not happen again. We have made investments in security.
“But like all human arrangements, sometimes they fail. I want to admit that on Sunday night into Monday morning, we failed you. Please, forgive me.”
