Plateau massacre: We don’t want to name anybody –CP
Plateau massacre: We don’t want to name anybody –CP
Plateau Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka, has stated that the Police do not want to name anybody over the attack on commercial vehicles which led to the killing of 23 persons on Saturday in Jos.
He said though Saturday’s attack was not the first time such an incident will be happening in Plateau state.
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He noted that those behind the attack were miscreants and hoodlums who wanted to take advantage of the security situation in the state to cause trouble and loot.
As contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham in Jos, the Police chief stated this at a briefing by the Head of security agencies in the state to Gov. Simon Lalong.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting followed the attack on commuters along Rukuba Road in Jos North Local Government Area during which 23 persons were reportedly killed and 23 injured.
“These are miscreants and hoodlums who wanted to take advantage of the situation to cause trouble and loot.
“This was not the first time it has happened. We do not want to name anybody,” Egbuka said.
According to him, a total of 36 persons have been rescued unhurt from the attack and are in good condition, adding that investigations are ongoing and arrests are being made.
He advised the citizens to abide by the 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew imposed on Jos South and Bassa local government areas, and also the 24-hour curfew imposed on Jos North Local Government Area, saying the order was being enforced and that violators would be dealt with.
The commissioner said the imposition of the 24-hour curfew on Jos North local government area had curtailed the spread of violence in the metropolis where seven persons were killed.
He assured that security agencies would fish out the criminals and miscreants and be made to face the wrath of the law.
According to Macham, the co-chairmen of the Plateau Inter-Religious Council, Rev. Pandang Yamsat, and the Emir of Wase Dr Muhammadu Haruna has met with the governor behind closed doors to discuss the security situation in the state.
The meeting, he said, was in respect to the intervention of the council in calming the current security situation, saying, the council would be carrying out its engagements to further douse the tension.
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The heads of the security agencies present at the closed-door meeting with the governor according to the statement, included the Commander, Operation Safe Haven, Commissioner of Police, Air Force Commander, and State Director of Department of Security Services.
