NIGERIA'S NEWS UPDATE : Plateau crisis: IG deploys 4,000 Mopol, Anti-terrorists police officers, APC’s

Following the violence that erupted in Plateau State at the weekend over the killings of over 50 persons, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has directed the deployment of 4,000 Mobile Police Personnel, Anti-terrorist personnel and bomb disposal experts in the local government areas of the state.

Also, the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 4, Markudi, AIG Michael Zoukumor has been directed to re-locate his office from Makurdi to Jos the Plateau State capital to take over the security situation and ensure that further attacks and killings were stopped.

Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin (2nd left) and other security chiefs after
a security council meeting chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House, Abuja, yesterday. Photo: Abayomi Adeshida.

Vanguard gathered that the IGP who paid an on the spot assessment visit to Jos yesterday in company of the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petirin, gave the directives immediately he received briefings on the level of violence and reprisals on the Jos attacks.

The Anti-Riot and Anti-Terrorist Policemen and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC’s) according to sources are drawn from all the neighbouring states and were all directed to be in Jos before dawn yesterday.