By Akinwale Kasali
The removal of the Traditional Ruler of Mushere Chiefdom, The Mishkakam Mushere, Julius K. Diblang, by the Governor Caleb Mutfwang led- Plateau State Government has led to massive protest.
The protesters, who are women from the Mushere community of Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State, on Thursday, April 16, 2026, took an unprecedented step by staging a nude protest over his sack.
The removal of the Monarch in Bokkos LG was announced by the Ministry for Chieftaincy Affairs which had linked the ongoing insecurity in the Chiefdom to the Monarch.
It was also alleged by the Plateau State Government that he was involved in some conflicts in the community, and his failure to address violent attacks led to his removal.
It was also alleged that the Monarch was a sellout among residents.
Interestingly, contrary to the allegations leveled against the Monarch by the Government, his people and indigenes of the Chiefdom have risen in his defence.
The indigenes and residents alleged that the dethronement of the Traditional Ruler was a witch-hunt by mischief makers.
It was gathered from residents that the Monarch had worked assiduously to restore peace and return displaced people to their homes.
Supporters of the Monarch also claim that the Government’s action was a misplaced priority during an active security crisis.
The dethronement has led to several groups in the community storming the Government Office in Jos, and within the Community, staging pockets of protests demanding his immediate reinstatement.
The Mother of All the protests was the naked demonstration by community women who stormed the Council Secretariat carrying placards with different inscriptions such as “Bring Back Julius Our Chief,” calling on the Government as a matter of urgency to immediately reinstate their Monarch.
They insisted that his removal since early April has destabilised the community.
A video footage of the protest that circulated widely on social media, saw a group of nude elderly women marching through the community, chanting solidarity songs and expressing their grievances.
Some of the leaders who spoke to the media, anonymously, said that the women stripped themselves naked to tell Governor Mutfwang that he had erred in removing the Monarch, insisting that the dethroned Monarch had done a lot to restore peace in the chiefdom.
“We had to remove our clothes to protest and demand that our paramount ruler, Mishkakam Mushere, Julius K. Diblang, who was unjustly removed from office must be reinstated immediately.
“This is a message from us to Governor Caleb Mutfwang that he should return Mishkakam Julius Diblang immediately or a big calamity will befall him. The world has seen our nakedness, and those who understand these things will know that you don’t take a woman’s nakedness for granted.
“Governor Mutfwang should better listen to us and bring back Mishkakam Mushere before it’s too late,” one of the protesting Women said as tears cascaded her eyes.
Since the nude demonstration by the Women, the Plateau State Government is yet to issue a statement on this development.
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