Tinubu promises to rebuild Plateau communities in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Premium Times
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu promises to rebuild communities in Plateau State hit by years of violence and to help thousands of displaced people return home. He also announces the forthcoming deployment of 1,000 trained forest guards to strengthen security, according to Premium Times.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu promises to rebuild communities in Plateau State hit by years of violence and to allow thousands of displaced people to return home. On Saturday, at a rally of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Jos, he pledged to work with Governor Caleb Mutfwang and other political leaders to organise these returns.
Bola Tinubu also announced a strengthened security presence in vulnerable areas. According to the Nigerian president, 1,000 forest guards are being trained before their deployment, and surveillance cameras intended for Plateau State have been bought to improve intelligence gathering and alert systems.
Plateau State had 45,212 internally displaced people as of 1 August 2026, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Violence and communal clashes have affected several local government areas of the state since 2001, Tinubu recalled at the rally.
The pledge comes after recent statements by Caleb Mutfwang, governor of Plateau State, who had called for federal government help for displaced people on 14 November. Tinubu had also promised on 13 November to strengthen the crackdown on violence before the 2027 presidential election the pledge to crack down on violence before 2027.
