Top officials of the Plateau State Government, alongside members of the State House of Assembly, on Sunday, August 10, 2025, visited Mushere Chiefdom in Bokkos Local Government Area to commiserate with communities affected by recent bandit attacks and to assure them of government’s decisive action to restore peace and security.
The high-powered delegation inspected the Mushere Bridge, a strategic link between several communities in the area on the directive of Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, who has ordered its speedy completion to provide security agencies with unhindered access to protect lives and property.
The team, led by the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Naanlong Daniel Gapyil, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Brig-Gen. Gakji Shipi (rtd), directed the contractor handling the bridge to resume work on Monday, August 11, 2025.
Governor Mutfwang had earlier visited Mushere on Saturday, June 22, 2025, following one of the deadly attacks that claimed lives, where he pledged to complete the bridge. The project was initially conceived as a constituency intervention by former Governor and Senator Joshua Chibi Dariye during his tenure in the National Assembly but was left uncompleted after his exit from the Senate.
Speaking during the visit, Speaker Naanlong Gapyil expressed deep sympathy for the affected communities and reaffirmed the Governor’s commitment to fulfilling his promise.
“We are here out of the Governor’s concern to ensure that an access road links these communities to the rest of the state. From what we have seen today, this requires urgent, almost emergency, attention. This bridge is dear to us because it will provide faster routes for security agencies to respond to distress calls.
“We call on residents of Mushere to support the government to ensure timely completion. We are fortunate to have a listening Governor who understands the importance of this project. Work will resume here immediately,” he stated.
He also charged security agencies to be alive to their constitutional duties of safeguarding lives and property, assuring that the House will sustain its oversight role to support security operations and work closely with communities for their safety.
The Executive Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area, Hon. Amalau Samuel, confirmed that all necessary materials for the completion of the bridge are already on site. He assured the people that the contractor would mobilize to site on Monday and thanked Governor Mutfwang for his steadfast commitment to securing Bokkos against criminal incursions.
National President of the Mushere Chiefdom Development Association, Mr. Michael Terfok Yilkes, commended the Governor for his swift intervention, noting that the completed bridge will connect Margif with Komur, Mbor, and several other communities, greatly improving mobility and economic activities.
He further appealed to the Federal Government to take urgent measures to flush out the bandits who, according to him, invade from neighboring Nasarawa State to attack and retreat. He called for decisive, thorough, and sustained action to end the attacks once and for all.
