Plateau deploys more security personnel to crisis areas
‘’Those arrested who were engaged in looting when the locals fled their houses are under our custody; as soon as the investigation is through, they will be charged to court; we are still on it,’’ he said.
The Commissioner of Police in Plateau, Mr. Nnamdi Onyeka, has said that more security personnel will be deployed to crisis areas in the state.
The Commissioner disclosed this while briefing journalists at the end of the State Security Council meeting presided over by Gov. Caleb Muftwang on Wednesday in Jos.
He said that the meeting reviewed the general security situation in the state and took appropriate decisions on how to address it.
‘’The essence of the meeting is for us to review and possibly deploy in some areas where we feel that security presence is not felt much,’’ Onyeka added.
He said that the meeting attended by all the security chiefs agreed on areas where more efforts were required to ensure law and order.
“We all know what has been happening in the state—the killings, burning of houses, and looting of houses that were vacated by the locals.
‘’Those arrested who were engaged in looting when the locals fled their houses are under our custody; as soon as the investigation is through, they will be charged to court; we are still on it,’’ he said.
On the newly inaugurated local government transition committee chairmen, he said that divisional police officers have been directed to ensure a smooth process.