How Cultists Are Causing Sleepless Night, As Police Are On Their Trail In Plateau Capital – PPRO

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Yakubu Busari

 

The Plateau State Police Command on Thursday has arrested some suspected members of cultists group terrorizing the state capital in the night stealing and attacking innocent citizens.

 

In a press statement made available to our medium by the command Police Public Relation Officer PPRO, DSP, Matthew Tyopev on Friday in Jos.

 

Tyopev disclosed that the state now recorded high rate of criminality and the Cases of Culpable Homicide in some suburb settlements.

 

According to him ,the Plateau State Police Command on 02/08/2019 at about 1120hrs received a distress call that a gang of armed men suspected to be cultists armed themselves with guns, went to Abdul Salam Street in Chorbe Area of Jos North and shot one Chinedu Okoye ‘m’ aged 38 years old in his shop.

 

The cultists storms Chorbe wreaked havoc by killing one  victim who was rushed to Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos where he was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.

 

In a swift reaction, the detectives of the Command also arrested the following suspects:-

 

  1. Ezeala Augustine ‘m’ 26yrs of No. R40 Unity Junction Chorbe, who was in one of the tricycles that was used for the criminal operation

 

  1. Lawal Aliyu ‘m’ 40 years of Angwan Rogo.

 

Efforts are ongoing to arrest the other fleeing suspects. Members of the public are by this notice requested to volunteer information that will lead to the timely arrest of the other suspects.

 

Also at Jenta Mangoro a group of suspected armed bandits storm the compound of one Mrs Bitrus Chala close to ECWA Jenta Mangoro and do away with electronics and row cash.

 

However efforts by the community leaders to communicate with the security personnel prove abortive as no police outpost in the whole of Jenta Mangoro and Adamu, owning to absence of security they bandits took time to cut away availably.

 

The community leaders are calling on security and state government to intervene by ensuring that roads network connect the area for smooth operation.

 

They all lamented of the high rate of criminal elements perpetuating the area creating fear and tension on the people residents in Jentas.

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