•20 suspects arrested, 33 victims rescued
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate deployment of Police Intervention Team to Plateau State, to carry out on-the-spot assessment and ensure enhanced, coordinated response to protect the community and boost public confidence in the affected area(s).
This was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, in a statement issued on Sunday, August 15, 2021.
The deployment of the intervention team followed the attack on innocent citizens in Rukuba Community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State on Saturday, August 14.
The Police Intervention Team is being led by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Finance and Administration, Sanusi N. Lemu, who is also the coordinating DIG, North-Central geo-political zone.
The team comprises personnel of Police Tactical Units – the Police Mobile Force (PMF), Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), Police Special Forces, among others, deployed to protect the communities, prevent further attacks and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Also deployed were investigators and covert operatives from the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) and the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB), according to the FPRO.
“The operatives are expected to provide additional investigative, intelligence and forensic support to the Plateau State Police Command in the ongoing investigations and rescue operations,” Mba said.
Condemning the incident, the IGP called for calm, assuring the families of the victims of the attack that the police were working with the military, other security forces and the state government to ensure that all perpetrators of the unfortunate incident were brought to book.
The IGP also disclosed that 20 suspects had been arrested in connection with the attack while 33 victims were rescued.
He urged indigenes and residents of the affected area(s) to support the security forces deployed to the hotspot by providing useful information that would lead to the arrest of other perpetrators of the crime and forestall any further attack.
