Insecurity: Mutfwang pledges enabling environment for soldiers

Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has expressed his administration’s willingness to provide the necessary tools and enabling environment for the armed forces to discharge their constitutional responsibilities of protecting the lives and property of citizens in the state.

The governor disclosed this Sunday in Jos at the interdenominational thanksgiving service to mark the 2024-Armed Forces Remembrance Day at ECWA Unity Church in Rayfield.

He described the armed forces as a crucial institution for the survival of Nigeria, stressing that adequate attention to issues that will improve and boost the morale of the personnel to deliver on their mandate was part of his administration’s agenda.

On the thanksgiving service, he said, “This is a service in remembrance of our fallen heroes and indeed, we want to thank God for those great men and women who devoted themselves to the service of the nation and in the line of duty, lost their lives while others were maimed or became incapacitated.

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“Some died in the course of battle, some died as a result of injuries sustained in the course of protecting the nation, and they left their loved ones behind.

“Unfortunately, as a nation, we have not done well in looking after those who have served the nation appropriately, and I am praying that as a nation, we will do better in looking after those who have served the nation.”

Meanwhile, the governor described the Supreme Court judgment that validated his election as a victory not only for him but for Plateau citizens, adding that he dedicated the victory to God.

He described the interdenominational service as a divine arrangement, being the first service he had attended after the Supreme Court validated his election as governor.

In his sermon, the Director of ECWA EMS, Rev. Elisha McPhilips, expressed confidence in the Nigerian Army to end the ongoing terrorism, armed banditry, kidnapping, and other criminal activities in the country.

On his part, former COCIN president, Rev. Pandam Yamsat, offered special prayers for the Nigeria Legions and the Armed Forces and prayed for more wisdom to carry on with the herculean task of safeguarding Plateau and the country as a whole.