📍By DasHub | #VoicesOfPlateau | #DasHubReports
In the cool highlands of Plateau State, peace once lived—whistling through mango trees, dancing on red soil, echoing in children’s laughter. But today, that peace lies buried beneath charred roofs and blood-stained farmlands.
Now, a baby sleeps in eternal silence in Bassa.
Now, mothers mourn in Mangu with no answers.
Now, entire communities in Riyom walk among ruins, waiting for a justice that may never come.
And while the nation turns the page, HURIWA refuses to forget.
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🧠 The Philosophy of Responsibility
A state is not just roads and buildings. A state is a soul—built on trust. That trust is broken when innocent lives are lost and those in power offer silence instead of action. In this silence, HURIWA raises its voice.
Their message is simple:
“If the government cannot protect its people, it has failed its purpose.”
Under Section 14(2)(b) of Nigeria’s Constitution, the security and welfare of the people is the primary purpose of government. But today, in Plateau, that purpose has collapsed.
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🔥 Mangu: A Nation's Shame, A Mother's Pain
In early 2024, Mangu LGA was reduced to a graveyard.
Over 150 people slaughtered
Homes turned to ashes
Survivors left to wander, clutching pictures of the dead
These were not strangers. They were teachers. Farmers. Toddlers.
Yet there was no national day of mourning. No address from the Commander-in-Chief. Just... silence.
What is the value of citizenship when your screams go unheard?
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💔 Bassa: The Baby That Broke the Earth
In June 2025, a tomato-laden truck was ambushed in Bassa.
A 9-month-old baby—not old enough to speak—was silenced forever. Two women and a man died with her.
The people of Nkiendowro cried out, but there were no soldiers, no rescue—only the familiar sound of death echoing through another Plateau morning.
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🏚️ Riyom: The Ashes of Yesterday’s Hope
In Riyom, more than 82 homes burned in the night.
Churches, the last refuge for many, were destroyed.
58 people died, many in their sleep.
Where were the drones? The helicopters? The presidential orders?
We saw none. Instead, we heard the usual script: “We condemn these attacks and will investigate.”
But no arrests.
No trials.
No justice.
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🔍 The Analytical Core: Failure by Design?
What makes HURIWA’s accusations deeply unsettling—and credible—is that these killings are not random.
They follow a pattern:
Communities issue warnings of planned attacks
Security forces delay or fail to act
Attackers strike at night, often unchallenged
Survivors bury their dead in mass graves
No one is held accountable
This isn’t just negligence. It feels disturbingly systematic.
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⚖️ Why HURIWA Is Right to Petition the ICC
Justice delayed is dangerous—but justice denied is deadly.
If the Nigerian state cannot bring killers to book, the International Criminal Court (ICC) must step in.
HURIWA’s call is not born of politics.
It is born of graves.
It is born of communities haunted by trauma and betrayed by silence.
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🕊️ Final Reflection: If the Government is Absent, Who Stands for the Dead?
Leadership is not measured by televised speeches.
It is measured by how fiercely a leader protects the weakest among us.
In Plateau State, we have seen the absence of leadership, not its presence.
So we ask:
Who speaks for the baby killed in Bassa?
Who rebuilds Mangu’s scorched memories?
Who answers for the smoke rising from Riyom’s churches?
If not Tinubu, then who?
If not now, then when?
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📢 Let This Be More Than a Blog Post.
Let it be a mirror. A megaphone. A call to conscience.
Because one day, history will ask:
“When the earth cried out from Plateau, who listened?”
And the answer must not be: “No one.”
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2 Comments
God is seeing, and we can just watch
ReplyDeleteWe will fight this fight, Help is nowhere, we are our only help
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