Jos crisis: Plateau orders arrest of three traditional rulers

Plateau State Government has ordered the arrest of three prominent traditional rulers for their roles in the recurrent cases of attacks in the state.

The state announced this at the end of an emergency security meeting presided over by the Deputy Governor, Mr. Ignatius Longjan, in Jos.

The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr. Yiljap Abraham, said the Special Task Force had been mandated to use “unconventional method to deal with the rising insecurity in the state, especially the frequent attacks on the outskirts of the city and to employ powers conferred on them under the emergency laws.”

Abraham, who preferred not to name the traditional rulers, said the affected traditional rulers were already telling the STF all they knew about some of the attacks in the villages.

He regretted that some traditional rulers and ward heads who were mandated to talk to their subject often failed to do so after they had been mobilised for the purpose.

The commissioner said that the state of emergency imposed on four local government areas in the state had not yielded the desired result as the government at that level could not function since their subventions had not been released.

The commissioner said that before the end of the week, the ban on the operation motorcycles would be strictly enforced as the government was set to release more than 500 tricycles to take over their operations.

Abraham, who admitted that the number of tricycles being released might not be enough, said the people of the state would be happy to endure some levels of hardship if that would ensure the safety of their lives and belongings.
                                 Culled:247nigerianewsupdate