Plateau Killings: IGP Idris deploys special intervention to end crisis

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has deployed the
Police Special Intervention Force, to Plateau State, following the
recent killings in the state by suspected herdsmen.

Also two Police Aerial surveillance Helicopters, five Armored
Personnel Carriers, APCs, three Police Mobile Force Units, two Counter
Terrorism Cells (CTU ), Police Intelligence Unit and conventional
police personnel from other states have been deployed in the affected
areas.


The Force Public Relations Officer, Acting Deputy Commissioner of
Police, DCP, Jimoh Moshood disclosed this on Monday in a statement
made available to newsmen.

Moshood said the intervention force, headed by the Deputy Inspector
General of Police has been mandated to immediately bring the crisis to
an end.

The statement reads, "The Police Aerial surveillance Helicopters and
other components of the intervention Force are already in the State.
Their arrival in the State have restored peace and prevent further
attacks in the affected areas.

"The Deputy Inspector General of Police; Department of Operations is
being relocated on the directive of the IGP to Jos, Plateau State to
coordinate and supervise the operations on the ground.

"The IGP's directive is due to his concern for the recent killings of
innocent people in Barkin-Ladi (Gashishi), Riyom, Jos South LGAs and
other flash points in the state with the attendant disturbance of
public peace, clashes and mayhem that engulfed the affected areas in
Plateau State on the 23rd and 24th of June, 2018 which resulted in the
loss of several innocent lives, burning of houses and vehicles, and
destruction of properties.

"The IGP has directed the Commissioner of Police in charge IGP
monitoring Unit to lead the Police Special investigation Team to the
affected areas and other flash points in Plateau State.

"The investigation Team comprises the Intelligence Response Team (
IRT), the Special Tactical Squad (STS) and the Technical Platforms.
The team is to carry out a thorough and discreet investigation into
the killings and promptly apprehend those responsible.

"The Police Special Intervention Force, also includes personnel of
Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID) ,
detachment of Police Explosive Ordinance Department (EOD), Police K9
(Sniffer Dogs Section), Conventional Policemen, Special Anti Robbery
Squads.

"The team that have started arriving are already working in synergy
with the Plateau State Police Command to ensure that the peace and
normalcy restored are sustained in the affected areas and other flash
points in Plateau State.

"To achieve success in this operation, the team will be proactive and
strict in the enforcement of its mandates, Police standard operations
procedures and rule of engagement will be fully adhered to.

"The Police Special Intervention Force will ensure the full
enforcement of the curfew imposed on the affected areas by the Plateau
State Government.

"The personnel of the Police special Intervention Force will carry out
twenty four (24) hours surveillance and patrol, stop and search of
vehicles, and suspected locations and hideouts of the assailants . The
Team will also engage in continuous raids of identified criminal
hideouts and black spots, with a view to arrest promptly those
responsible for the killings and nip in the bud and prevent any
further attack, attempt to attack or cause any form of violence that
can lead to killings and other criminalities in the affected areas.

" The deployment of the personnel of the Police Special Intervention
Force will equally cover communities, towns, villages, vulnerable
settlements, Government and private infrastructures and facilities in
all the affected areas and other flash points in the State.

"Traditional rulers, religious leaders, community leaders, the youth
groups, public office holders, politicians, opinion leaders, parents
and guardians are hereby called upon to prevail on their subjects,
adherents/followers, children and wards to support the personnel of
the Police Special Intervention Force in the discharge of their
responsibilities, and implore them to allow police investigation and
the law to take it full course, and not resort to reprisals and
counter attacks.

"Members of the public in the affected areas, other flash points or in
any other location in the State in distress or with information to the
Police Special Intervention Force and the investigation team can use
the following numbers: 07059473022, 08038907662, 08075391844, and
09053872296."