Wukari Traditional Council Debunks Report of Fulani Bandits’ Siege on Kwararafa Kingdom
From Mercy Babangida
The Wukari Traditional Council has dismissed as false and mischievous reports claiming that Fulani bandits have laid siege to the ancient Kwararafa Kingdom in Taraba State.
In a statement issued by Danjuma A. Adamu, Esq., Nene of the Jukun People, the council said the report, circulated on social media on September 22, 2026, misrepresented a speech delivered by the Aku Uka of Wukari, HRM Dr. Ishaku Adda Ali Matakhitswen, at the Kwararafa People’s Assembly held in Abuja on September 19.
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The statement specifically rejected the publication titled, “‘We Are Under Siege’: Taraba Monarch Breaks Silence as Fulani Bandits Overrun the Ancient Kwararafa Kingdom,” describing it as inaccurate and capable of creating communal disharmony.
According to the council, the Aku Uka never mentioned Fulani people, or any other ethnic group, as perpetrators of insecurity in his address.
The council quoted the monarch as saying: “Our people have contributed immensely to Nigerian development in such areas as agriculture, the armed forces, natural resources, and culture, among others. Yet, many of our communities continue to suffer deprivation in areas such as infrastructure, economic opportunities, and general marginalization and discrimination in the nation’s political set up.”
The monarch, it added, appealed for “fairness, equity, justice, security and inclusion in all spheres of our national life.”
The council explained that the speech addressed the wider old Kwararafa Confederacy and the general security challenges affecting communities across several parts of Nigeria, rather than focusing specifically on Taraba State.
It also stated that the Aku Uka appreciates efforts by the Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to tackle insecurity across the country and remains committed to supporting initiatives aimed at restoring peace and security.
The council further clarified that the monarch’s address had no political or electoral undertone and made no reference to the 2027 general elections.
It accused the anonymous writer of attempting to drag the traditional institution into partisan politics for political purposes, stressing that the Aku Uka’s concern remains the pursuit of fairness, justice, equity and development for descendants of the old Kwararafa Confederacy and Nigerians generally.
The council urged the public to disregard the publication and rely on the monarch’s actual statements rather than interpretations attributed to him.
