BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – As part of ongoing, coordinated efforts aimed at restoring public order in Rukuba and its environs, following the unfortunate incident of Saturday, August 14, 2021, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the deployment of additional operational asset including a Police Surveillance Helicopter, two (2) Units of Police Mobile Force (PMF) and two (2) Cells of Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) to Plateau State.
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.
This is as the IGP announced that 13 additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident, bringing the total number of arrested persons to 33.
IGP Baba assured that the Nigeria police Force is committed to working with other patriotic stakeholders toward restoring public order in Plateau and other parts of the country.
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba states that 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.
