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Urgent appeal: Tinubu urged in desperate plea as community leader begs for state of emergency in plateau over negative wave of repeated attacks

August 6, 2025

A community leader in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Da Yohana Margif, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently declare a State of Emergency in the state to halt the ongoing killings and bloodshed reportedly carried out by Fulani militia groups.

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Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, Da Margif — who holds the traditional title of Waziri Mushere in Bokkos — made a passionate appeal to the president, stressing that the repeated attacks have become unbearable. He said the Fulani militias continue to terrorize several communities, killing residents, displacing them from their homes, and forcefully taking over their lands.

Margif, a former Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 Plateau State elections, warned that if the violence continues unchecked, the people of Bokkos may face complete extermination.

While arguing the need for Tinubu to declare a State of Emergency in Plateau, Margif said it is the only way to stop the ongoing bloodbath and land-grabbing by the armed terrorists who have already taken over control of seven villages in Bokkos.

“The savage killings and destruction of homes continue even as of today, Tuesday, August 5th, 2025,” the Waziri said while addressing the press conference.

“Seven communities have been captured, and many lives have been lost. No one knows what will happen next. The people cannot sleep and are helpless.

“Innocent villagers have been slaughtered, their homes burnt, and their ancestral lands forcefully taken over. Displaced families now roam as refugees in their fatherland.

“I call on President Bola Tinubu to declare a State of Emergency in Plateau State before we are all gone.

“The primary duty of any government is to protect lives and property. If it fails to do that, then it has no business being in existence,” Margif lamented.

He, however, warned that unless the federal government intervenes immediately, more blood will flow, and entire communities in the state will go into extinction.