President Bola Tinubu has pledged federal deployment of over 5,000 artificial intelligence-powered digital cameras across Plateau State to enhance security following the March 29 gun attacks in Angwan Rukuba, Jos North Local Government Area, that left several dead. He made the announcement during a visit to Jos on Thursday, where he expressed sympathy to victims and vowed the attacks would not happen again. Tinubu directed Defence Minister Gen. Christopher Musa (Rtd), Chief of Army Staff Gen. Waidi Shaibu, and Inspector General of Police Olatunji Disu to identify and apprehend the perpetrators. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijjani, will oversee the immediate rollout of the surveillance system, starting in Jos, according to presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for the resignation of INEC Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan and all National Commissioners, accusing them of siding with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). National Chairman Senator David Mark made the demand at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, following INEC's removal of his name and that of Rauf Aregbesola from its official portal as party leaders. Mark claimed INEC had abandoned neutrality by acting before a court ruling on the party's leadership dispute. The ADC plans to hold its congresses from April 9 to April 14, 2026, regardless of INEC's stance. The APC dismissed the claims, with National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka calling the ADC's crisis self-inflicted. A Federal High Court in Abuja also refused to restrain Senator Ireti Kingibe from party activities, ordering petitioners to serve her with legal processes.
Tinubu's promise of AI surveillance in Plateau treats symptoms, not causes — if cameras alone could stop violence, Jos would have been safe years ago. The real test is whether this tech rollout comes with accountability for the security failures that allowed the March 29 attacks to happen. For Senator David Mark, challenging INEC in court while holding parallel party events risks deepening the ADC's legal and political vulnerability. When institutions like INEC become battlegrounds, it is the voters, not the politicians, who lose clarity.
