Jebbu Binde killings: Plateau Govt slams military for failing to protect residents

The Plateau State government has lampooned the Nigerian Army over its failure to arrest or neutralise the gunmen who invaded Jebbu Binde village of Ta-Hoss District in Riyom Local Government Area on Monday, July 14, 2025, where over 30 people were killed and property with millions of naira destroyed.

The Commissioner for Information, Joyce Ramnap, who spoke on behalf of the government on a Channels Television programme, ‘The Morning Brief’ on Friday, blamed the military for not arresting or neutralising any of the gunmen who were suspected to be Fulani militias despite the proximity of a checkpoint to the community.

Ramnap noted that with a military checkpoint barely 200 meters from the attacked community, the troops would have easily apprehended the attackers but failed to do so, a development which has raised questions on their commitment to protecting the lives and property of Nigerians.

The commissioner stated that from the response the government gathered, it was glaring that none of the invaders were arrested despite operating in the community for several hours.

She said the government was exasperated that the community that was attacked by the marauders is close to an access road which has military checkpoints.

“It is not a hidden community that we would say it is far, and that is why the people were not able to access help,” the commissioner said.

“We do not want to stereotype and say that the entire Army compromised in this case. However, there is room to do more investigation, and the governor specifically requested that at least they should have been some form of arrest.

“If you are that close and you engaged them closely like that, you should be able to say this is where they followed and the measures to arrest them, but so far, no arrest has been made,” the commissioner added.

Ramnap, who described the fresh killingsas unprovoked and despicable, lamented that the gunmen also go into the farmlands to destroy crops.

She reiterated Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s resolve that the state government will do everything possible to protect the people from further attacks by “bloodthirsty marauders” and ensure that peace returns to the state.

Jebbu Binde killings: Plateau Govt slams military for failing to protect residents