Police Recover Arms, Explosives in Plateau

Posted by admin Headlines, Plateau, State News Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Seriki Adinoyi
The Plateau State Police Command Tuesday said it recovered a cache of arms and Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) set to be detonated in the suburbs of Jos, the state capital.

The state commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris Olakpe, who disclosed this in his office while briefing journalists, said the force made the discovery following a tip-off by concerned members of the public, adding that the police would soon embark on a house-to-house search for arms where attacks and counter-attacks have become prevalent.

He lamented that too many arms had found their way into the hands of the youths in the state, and that such portents dangers to residents if nothing was done about it.

The police boss called on the state and local government administrations to partner the police by providing vehicles and other logistics support to help fight the growing security challenges in some parts of the state.

Olakpe also attributed the current onslaughts in some communities on the outskirts of Jos to the continuous disagreements between farmers and herdsmen on Grazing areas and farmland.

Meanwhile, Senator representing Plateau-North in the National Assembly, Gyang Pwajok, has expressed concern over the continuous attacks in his constituency, which he said had inflicted psychological trauma on his people.

Pwajok was at the headquarters of the Special Task Force (STF) in Jos, where he said the mood of the victims of these attacks reflects a state of helplessness and gives the impression that the attackers were invisible.

Decrying the increasing number of deaths being recorded in these communities, Pwajok said it was the right of affected communities to enjoy protection.
He therefore urged the security agents to do more to bring the heinous crime to an end.
-ThisDay

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