The Governor Caleb Mutfwang-led administration has called on the federal government to deploy a mobile police force to Plateau State. Recall that Governor Mutfwang had, during a visit to the affected communities on Wednesday, blamed security personnel for failing to apprehend the perpetrators despite a checkpoint a few meters from the scene of the attack.
The state government also expressed concern over the activities of military personnel in the areas following recent attacks on villages in Riyom Local Government Area, where 27 persons were killed.
Kwaja noted, “During the Tuesday night attack, the security forces, especially the Operation Safe Haven, a security task force maintaining peace in the state, failed to foil the attack despite their presence in the area.
According to him, the Federal Government should consider withdrawing all military personnel deployed in flashpoints and replace them with Mobile Police Squads to ensure normalcy in the affected communities.
