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Regional News of Tuesday, 17 August 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Plateau Killings: Police arrests 13 more suspects

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The Police Service has said 13 more suspects have been arrested in connection with the massacre in Plateau.

This was made known by the Force spokesperson, Frank Mba in a statement on Monday, August 16.

Mba who disclosed that the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba has ordered the deployment of additional operational assets in the state as part of ongoing coordinated efforts at restoring public order in Rukuba and its environs, also revealed that police surveillance helicopter, two units of Police Mobile Force (PMF), and two cells of Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) were among the assets deployed to Plateau State by the police chief.

The Force spokesperson said 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.