The Inspector-General of Police,Ibrahim Idris, has deployed 15
additional police units,special forces, technical and intelligence
teams to contain further attacks in Benue.
Mr Fatai Owoseni,the Commissioner of Police in the state,
disclosed this on Monday in Makurdi while addressing newsmen.
.”The inspector-general is seriously committed to bringing to an
end the killings in the state and the country.
“It is that commitment that informed the reinforcement of our
command continuously on daily basis to nip in the bud the act of
criminality and killings in the state.
“The inspector-general has continued to support us, as of today
15 units squadrons from 15 states have been deployed to support the
existing officers on ground.
“We also received the deployment of Police Special Forces,
Intelligence and Technical teams in the state,” Owoseni said.
He said the command had rescued a Non- Commissioned Officer
(NCO) who got missing during the February attack in Yogbo community
in Guma Local Government Area in the battle between police and
suspected herdsmen.
He said that the rescued “officer was unhurt, his weapon was
safe, he was in high spirit and has rejoined his colleagues in the
ongoing operations in Guma”.
The commissioner said that security operatives were able to
flush out the mercenaries from the community and hoped to sustain
the success recorded.
He stressed that relative peace had been restored in Yogbo
village.
He said the command had deployed forces in “Kwande, Agatu,
Gboko, Makurdi, Buruku, Katsina-Ala, Gwer West and Vandeikya local
government areas for proactive measures”.(NAN)
The Inspector-General of Police,Ibrahim Idris, has deployed 15
additional police units,special forces, technical and intelligence
teams to contain further attacks in Benue.
Mr Fatai Owoseni,the Commissioner of Police in the state,
disclosed this on Monday in Makurdi while addressing newsmen.
.”The inspector-general is seriously committed to bringing to an
end the killings in the state and the country.
“It is that commitment that informed the reinforcement of our
command continuously on daily basis to nip in the bud the act of
criminality and killings in the state.
“The inspector-general has continued to support us, as of today
15 units squadrons from 15 states have been deployed to support the
existing officers on ground.
“We also received the deployment of Police Special Forces,
Intelligence and Technical teams in the state,” Owoseni said.
He said the command had rescued a Non- Commissioned Officer
(NCO) who got missing during the February attack in Yogbo community
in Guma Local Government Area in the battle between police and
suspected herdsmen.
He said that the rescued “officer was unhurt, his weapon was
safe, he was in high spirit and has rejoined his colleagues in the
ongoing operations in Guma”.
The commissioner said that security operatives were able to
flush out the mercenaries from the community and hoped to sustain
the success recorded.
He stressed that relative peace had been restored in Yogbo
village.
He said the command had deployed forces in “Kwande, Agatu,
Gboko, Makurdi, Buruku, Katsina-Ala, Gwer West and Vandeikya local
government areas for proactive measures”.(NAN)
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