JOS — In a desperate bid to calm mounting public fury, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, alongside his wife, Dr. Martina Yilwatda, has paid a solemn visit to victims of the recent Angwan Rukuba massacre currently receiving treatment at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH). Prof. Nentawe described the attack as “barbaric and unacceptable,” calling it a direct assault on shared humanity and assuring families of President Bola Tinubu’s “firm resolve” to end the senseless killings.
However, the visit has done little to soothe the hysteria gripping the state. The Nigerian masses have reacted with open scorn, pointing out that the Nyamgo Gyel community was struck by gunmen—leaving three dead—just hours after President Tinubu’s official visit to the state. Critics have slammed the entire government outreach as a “choreographed PR stunt” and a “monumental embarrassment,” noting that the massive security presence vanished as soon as the President’s convoy departed, leaving communities vulnerable to attackers who were clearly lying in wait.
“Our Blood Is Real, His Tears Are Fake” — Public Outrage Mounts
The timing of the fresh violence has turned Plateau into a powder keg of resentment. “He came here with a hundred cars just to mock our dead for the cameras,” one grieving relative cried out. “They tell us ‘calm has returned’ while we are still digging graves. This government is more interested in its 2027 coronation than the lives of the Plateau people.”
The Nigerian public is increasingly vocal about the perceived hypocrisy of the administration. While the Presidency and its aides, like Daniel Bwala, are quick to mobilize resources to intimidate opposition figures like Peter Obi or harass journalists like Seun Okinbaloye, they have failed to station even a single patrol unit to protect farming communities. The consensus among the masses is that the administration has surrendered the hinterlands to terrorists while focusing its energy on transactional politics and crushing dissent.
Hope for US and Trump Intervention
Amidst this systemic collapse, a palpable sense of hope is rising over news that a U.S.-based policy firm is briefing the Trump administration and Congress on Nigeria’s descent into lawlessness. Nigerians are openly celebrating this international involvement, eager for a “total reengineering” of the country’s broken security and electoral systems. There is a widespread belief that only the firm intervention of the United States can force the Tinubu government to stop its political theater and ensure a fair, transparent 2027 election.
