30/03/2026
Your supposed protectors of lives and property arrive not among you, but above you shielded, elevated, insulated inside an armored vehicle. Surrounded by heavy security, they stand protected while the very people they are meant to protect stretch their hands from below, exposed and vulnerable.
And yet, the response remains the same: “Pray for Plateau State.”
Prayer has its place, no doubt. But when it becomes the only response to repeated insecurity, it slowly turns into a substitute for accountability. It begins to feel less like faith and more like resignation.
Look closely at the contrast in that moment:
The officials are guarded, strategic, and distant
The citizens are crowded, anxious, and unprotected
That gap is not just physical it’s symbolic. It reflects a system where those entrusted with safety experience security differently from the people they serve.
So the real question is:
If protection only arrives armored and elevated, who truly owns the promise of safety?
Because shouting “pray for us” every market day won’t fix broken systems, won’t stop recurring violence, and won’t rebuild trust. Without action, structure, and responsibility, those words start to sound like an echo loud, familiar, but empty.
And that’s where the frustration comes from.
Not from lack of faith, but from the feeling that faith is being used to replace what should be deliberate, visible protection of lives and property.