The Nigeria Police Force says it has set up a Special Operation Squad which will commence work immediately in Plateau State as part of the intervention to address insecurity in the state.
The Inspector General of Police,( IGP )Kayode Egbetokun, made the disclosure on Friday at the Government House in Jos during a condolence visit to the governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang.
Egbetokun said that as part of security measures to roll back the incessant attacks, more deployment of the Force’s Tactical unit will be deployed to the state.
“More deployment of our tactical unit will be made. We are deploying our tactical unit to assist you; we are deploying our intelligence unit. When you see the IGP visiting with DIG operations and DIG intelligence accompanied by the DIG of the zone, you should know that we mean business.
“A special operation will commence immediately on the plateau. This special operation will form the nucleus of our special intervention squad, the last time I visited you, I told you about our intention to set up a special intervention squad in ten pilot states in Nigeria and Plateau State is one.
“So with this special operation that is commencing today, we are technically flagging off the commencement of the operation of our special intervention squad,”
The IGP appealed for the cooperation of the people of the state in the fight against criminals, saying that all hands are required on deck to checkmate the criminals
“With the cooperation of the people of Plateau, a solution is in sight. I want to appeal to the people of Plateau to cooperate with the security agencies, support them with information, and actively take part.
“These criminals have declared war on our state and we are all going to join hands together to fight this war. We should not see this war as a war against the Fulanis, we should not see it as a war against any tribe in Nigeria, it is a war against the criminals; it is a war against enemies of our country,”
Egbetokun arrived in Plateau state earlier on Friday to assess the security situation and ensure that the areas affected especially by the recent attacks are secured and protected from criminals.
On Christmas Eve, criminals suspected to be bandits attacked Bokkos and Barkin – Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State killing no fewer than 200 people
The assailants also injured many others, and destroyed several houses.
On Thursday night, the raiders attacked another community in the same Bokkos Local Government .
