Adebayo calls for compassionate security policy after Plateau attacks
By Jide Orintunsin – Abuja Former Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has called for a more “compassionate and community-centered” approach to security in the wake of
By Jide Orintunsin - Abuja
Former Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has called for a more “compassionate and community-centered” approach to security in the wake of recent bloodshed in Plateau State.
Speaking during a condolence visit to the Angwa Rukuba community, Adebayo described the victims as “sacrificial lambs” for forces aiming to destabilize Nigeria. He urged the federal government to treat the tragedy as a turning point for leadership.
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While acknowledging the displacement of residents, he stressed that the community’s spirit remains unbroken.
“The people of this community are saddened and battered, but they will not leave this land. God is always responsible, even if the government is not,” he said.
Adebayo proposed a “composite security network” that combines formal law enforcement with local community intelligence. He warned against politicizing the killings, insisting that justice must be the sole objective.
“We cannot say there is politics somewhere that can excuse the killing of anyone. Killing Nigerians by anybody, whether near or far, cannot go unpunished,” he stated.
The SDP leader also highlighted the strategic importance of the Middle Belt, calling it the “glue holding Nigeria together” and cautioning that its destabilization threatens the entire Republic. He promised that perpetrators would be apprehended and that affected families would receive justice and compensation.
Haruna Bala, the District Head of Angwa Rukuba, provided a harrowing account of the attackers’ impunity. Describing the community—known as a “mini-Nigeria” for its ethnic diversity—as defenseless, Bala emphasized the need to upgrade the local police outpost to a full station, noting that the attackers operated freely without intervention.
"There were no police around for any emergency," Bala lamented. "They came, did what they wanted to do, and left without anybody stopping them, which is very sad."
