NIPSS DG tenders apologies to Berom Nation over militia remarks

After facing a torrent of backlash and condemnation pursuing his caller remarks, successful which helium tagged the Berom radical arsenic militias, the Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Professor Ayo Omotayo, has tendered an apology to the Berom Nation and the radical of Plateau State successful general.

Omotayo had gotten into occupation past week during an interrogation connected Arise TV pursuing a bid of attacks connected the instauration wherever astir 4 radical including information unit were killed and successful the vigor of the interview, helium had described the attackers arsenic “Berom Militias”, a remark that drew the choler of the indigenes including the lawmaker representing Jos North successful the National Assembly, Sen. Pam Dachungyang, the Berom Youth-Moulders Association, BYM, governmental figures, accepted and spiritual leaders, younker groups and the wide nationalist who felt the remark was derogatory and an insult to the Berom taste group.

Following the barrage of condemnation, the NIPSS DG, connected Monday, June 6th, retraced his steps and apologized for the remarks, which helium claimed were taken retired of context.

In the apology missive addressed to the accepted ruler of the Berom Nation, His Royal Majesty Da Jacob Gyang Buba, the Gbong Gwom Jos and Chairman of the Plateau State Counci...