… As 13 More Suspects Are Arrested
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the deployment Police Survelliance Helicopter and other operational assets to Plateau State.
Police Spokesperson Frank Mba in a statement on Monday said the move was part of ongoing, coordinated efforts at restoring public order in Rukuba and its environs, following the unfortunate incident of Saturday 14th, August, 2021,
He listed the other operational assets to include two (2) Units of Police Mobile Force (PMF) and two (2) Cells of Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU).
The surveillance helicopter, manned by operatives of Nigeria Police Airwing, is expected to carry out aerial surveillance and confidence-boosting patrols within the hotspots, in coordinated operations with the ground troops.
The IGP noted that thirteen (13) additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident, bringing the total number of arrested persons to thirty-three (33).
He assured that the NPF is committed to working with other patriotic stakeholders toward restoring public order in Plateau and other parts of the country.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Police Intervention Team (PIT), DIG Sanusi N. Lemu, is already on ground in Plateau, coordinating Police investigative, operational and peace-building response.
