Hordes of protesters grieving over the Palm Sunday attack that left many dead in Anguwan Rukuba, Plateau State, shouted at Governor Caleb Mutfwang during his visit to the community, calling him a liar.

The governor, who visited Anguwan Rukuba in an armoured vehicle on Monday following the attack, was seen in a video urging protesters to let him speak.

“Come down to address us. We will not listen to you,” some of the protesters chanted as Mr Mutfwang appealed to them to listen to him.

“If you keep quiet, I will come to wherever you want me to come,” Mr Mutfwang entreated the crowd from the opening on the armoured vehicle that brought him to the community.

To pacify the protesters, Mr Mutfwang said, “I know you are all angry about the incident that happened. I know you are all crying. As you see me also, I am crying about the situation. However, I want you to exercise patience. We should all calm down and listen to each other.”

In another video, protesters confronted the governor, accusing him of lying and deceiving them with promises to secure their lives and property, while Mr Mutfwang hugged and appeared to be consoling a man with dreadlocks.

“It is a lie. It is a lie,” they chanted in Hausa, disrupting the governor’s speech as he begged them to allow the corpses of victims to be taken to the mortuary.

“Please, I beg you. Let’s allow the corpses to be taken to the mortuary,” Mr Mutfwang said, while protesters continued shouting, “It’s a lie, it is a lie.”

The protests on Monday took place despite the governor imposing a 48-hour curfew in Jos North Local Government Area following the attack.

Meanwhile, after his visit to the community, Mr Mutfwang, on his X page, said, “I visited Angwan Rukuba in Jos North Local Government Area with a heavy heart following the heinous attack on innocent citizens.

“I stood with grieving families, listened to their pain, and shared in their loss. No words can truly capture the depth of sorrow in moments like this, but I want every affected family to know you are not alone. Your pain is my pain, and the pain of Plateau State.”

Mr Mutfwang promised that the government would take full responsibility for the medical treatment of the victims of the attack.

He assured the Plateau people “that those responsible for this evil act will not go unpunished. My administration will pursue justice relentlessly until the perpetrators are brought to book.”

However, some X users berated the governor for moving around in an armoured vehicle while residents suffer frequent attacks.

An X user, @TheoAbuAgada, said, “You visited hiding inside an armoured vehicle. You are a coward,” posting photos of Mr Mutfwang speaking to residents of Anguwan Rukuba from the top of an armoured vehicle.

“You visited with an armoured tank because you are scared; you couldn’t even step out of the armoured tank, but you and your cohorts won’t stop the killings.

“You all will be judged by the evil you let happen under your watch. I’m sure you saw the video of that woman crying while carrying her dead son. The blood of those dead people will hunt you all,” @ACrowd34 said.

Another X user @Varnoxqj said, “Heavy heart and fine words from the governor, but he visited Angwan Rukuba in an armoured tank while talking to residents.

“After another massacre in Jos North, people expect more than condolences and curfew. If the governor himself doesn’t feel safe enough, how do ordinary citizens live without fear? Justice must go beyond statements; we need visible action and better intelligence, not armoured speeches.”