Plateau Killings: Police arrest 13 more suspects

The Nigerian Police have arrested thirteen more suspects for their alleged involvement in the weekend killings in Plateau State.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, confirmed this in a statement on Monday.

The statement said 33 people have been arrested so far in connection with the incident.

According to the statement, the Head of the Police Intervention Team (PIT), DIG Sanusi Lemu, was already in Plateau coordinating police investigative, operational, and peace-building response.

It added that the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of additional operational assets in the state as part of ongoing coordinated efforts at restoring public order in Rukuba and its environs.

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‘’A police surveillance helicopter, two units of Police Mobile Force (PMF), and two cells of Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) were among the assets deployed to Plateau State by the police chief,’’ said the statement.

‘’The surveillance helicopter, manned by operatives of Nigeria Police Airwing, according to Mba, is expected to carry out aerial surveillance and confidence-boosting patrols within the hotspots, in coordinated operations with the ground troops.’’

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‘’The IGP assured the people of Plateau that the police remained committed to working with other patriotic stakeholders towards restoring public order in the state and other parts of the country.’’

No fewer than 25 people were confirmed killed and 23 others injured on Saturday along the Rukuba Road in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.