Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Wednesday, convened a meeting of the State Security Council to review the security situation in the state, as police confirmed the arrest of suspects in connection with some of the recent deadly attacks.
The meeting, held at the New Government House, Little Rayfield, Jos, came against the backdrop of recent attacks in some communities in the state.
Deliberations centred on emerging security threats, recent attacks, intelligence gathering and sharing, preventive operations, inter-agency collaboration and strategies to safeguard lives, property and economic activities across the state.
Speaking after the meeting, the Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, CP Ayodeji Faniyan, disclosed that arrests had been made in connection with some of the major attacks recorded in the state in the past month.
He said investigations were ongoing to identify and apprehend other suspects linked to the attacks.
Faniyan said the governor convened the meeting as part of his continuous assessment of the security situation and determination to ensure that Plateau remained peaceful and safe for residents, investors and visitors.
He said Governor Mutfwang, as the Chief Security Officer of the state, was concerned about recent security breaches and had directed security agencies to strengthen proactive measures to prevent a recurrence.
He said: “Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang is the Chief Security Officer of the State, and once in a while, we review the security situation. We assess the security situation in order to take steps to improve on what we already have.
“The Mangu case was very unfortunate. We prepared and deployed, but somehow, such incidents still occurred. That is part of why His Excellency called this meeting so that such incidents must not happen again, “ he said.
According to the police commissioner, security agencies were collaborating at both state and national levels, while technological tools were being deployed to analyse intelligence and track those behind the attacks.
“We have some arrests; investigation is ongoing. We are not investigating in isolation. We are collaborating with all the other agencies up to the national level. We are still going after some suspects, and we are doing a lot of technological analysis,” he said.
Faniyan assured residents that security agencies had received marching orders from the governor to intensify efforts towards protecting lives and property and preventing criminal activities across the state.
He appealed to residents to support security agencies with credible and timely information on suspicious persons, movements and activities, stressing that effective security depended largely on cooperation between security operatives and members of the public.
According to him, the objective of the Security Council meeting was to strengthen intelligence-led and preventive security measures capable of identifying and neutralising threats before they materialise.
He said the Mutfwang administration remained committed to consolidating peace and security as a foundation for investment, tourism, agriculture, commerce and other economic activities across Plateau State.
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