Osinbajo summons IGP to Aso Rock over Southern Kaduna crisis
Inspector-general of police Ibrahim Idris has been summoned to the presidential villa by acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
The Punch reports that Osinbajo’s summon follows a resurgence of violence in Southern Kaduna in spite of the additional security measures that included deployment of 15,285 policemen by the Nigeria Police Force in the area.
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The newspaper quoted sources as saying that the acting president demanded an explanation over the recent resurgence of violence that resulted in the deaths of 21 persons, despite the security measures and level of attention to the area.
Osinbajo met the IGP to find out what the security outfit was doing to end the crisis and to issue further directives on restoring law and order to the affected communities.
At the end of the meeting, a decision was reached to increase security through additional measures that would help contain the situation.
After the deployed 15,000 police officers in the area, the Police High Command is set to establish a new police squadron in Kafanchan as part of broad measures adopted to curb the violence while 18 Armoured Personnel Carriers and a unit of Belarus-trained Police Special Forces have been deployed in Southern Kaduna.
The police has also increased helicopter surveillance in the entire area to prevent a recurrence of violence in the communities.
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The Punch said the Idris gave the assurance that there would be greater police presence and security in Southern Kaduna.
Meanwhile, Kaduna state police commissioner Agyole Abeh, in a press statement released on Friday, February 24, said that the crisis in Southern Kaduna is not as terrible as it is being reported in the news.
Abeh made this declaration while giving update on the security situation in the area and said that some community leaders in the area were compounding the issues due to selfish interest.
Source: Legit.ng
