What should have been a solemn Palm Sunday turned into a day of bloodshed, leaving a Plateau state and Nigeria at large in grief and the rest of the country in uneasy silence.
Yesterday, 30th March 2026, then came Martins Otse, not from behind a phone screen this time, but standing in the middle of tragedy. Surrounded by lifeless bodies, including a pregnant woman, his message was as direct as it was uncomfortable.
He called out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa, questioning why leadership seems more visible at political gatherings than in moments where lives are at stake.
In frustration, he urged residents to defend themselves, a statement that sounds less like advice and more like a final admission that help may not be coming. That is where it gets truly unsettling, because when citizens start taking security into their own hands, it is no longer just a tragedy, it is a warning.