Following the 24 hours curfew imposed by the Plateau State Government in Jos and Bukuru metropolis, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Emmanuel Adesina, has charged citizens to comply with the government order by respecting the curfew rules.
This came in a press statement signed by the State Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Alfred Alabo, anipr, and made available to newsmen in Jos, the Plateau State capital Monday.
The statement stated that, “following the actions of unscrupulous elements amidst the peaceful protest in the State, the Plateau State Police Command has robustly made deployments to various areas within Jos metropolis and Bukuru to prevent further breakdown of law and order.
“Intelligence report at our disposal suggests that hoodlums are planning to cause mayhem in the State and it is glaring that the miscreants are at the verge of hijacking the peaceful protest to massively loot shops within the commercial nerve of the State.
“The Plateau State Police Command is poised to maintaining peace in the State and will not allow any person or group of individuals to plunge the State into unruly turmoil”, the statement warned.
However, the Police Commissioner explained that, it was their constitutional responsibility to protect lives and property by ensuring public safety and that , they were fully committed to ensuring that criminals do not execute their evil plans on the Plateau.
He, therefore, warned Plateau residents to comply with the State Government curfew as anyone found violating the directive would be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the extant laws of the land.
Adesina, also warned the miscreants and mischief makers to simply leave Plateau State or be ready to face the full weight of the law as they were all out ready for them.
He, henceforth, encouraged members of the public to report any suspicious activities through the following GSM Police Control Room Emergency Numbers: 07059473022; 08038907662; 08075391844 and 09053872296 respectively.
Meanwhile, the PPRO has disclosed that over twenty-seven (27) suspects have been arrested by the security personnel, following the violation of imposed curfew rules by the State Government.
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