To restore the confidence of villagers who fled their homes
following the attack on MILE 7 village of Mangor district in Bokkos local
government area of Plateau state last week, by Fulani herdsmen which led to the
death of 18 people, the Special Task force has deployed more men to secure the
area.
Special task force, STF, commander, STF commander, Major General
Henry Ayoola after assessing the situation in the area appealed to the locals
to return to their homes.
He said the STF is making efforts to work on improving on the
challenge posed by logistics.
The commissioner of Police, Chris Olakpe who was also at the local
chief’s palace offered to train selected youth and members of the vigilante
group on intelligence gathering.
Management committee chairman of Bokkos Local government area,
Zakka Akos said, a particular settlement has been identified that may be
harbouring individuals with questionable characters in the area.
A meeting was held among the major stakeholders in the affected
areas as part of measures to seek ways to prevent future attacks.
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