Following the State of Emergency declared on three neighbouring states, tensions in Jos seems to have risen as speculations and fears have arisen that insurgents might be finding Jos as a safe haven to regroup and later unleash mayhem of residents of the state. The police in the state have allayed the fears of residents saying there is no cause for alarm.
Mr. Chris Olakpe, The State Commissioner of Police, said at a press briefing that residents had nothing to fear as various security agencies were collaborating to ensure that there was no backlash of the situation in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.
He stressed that the war against crime in the state was yielding fruits as the command was able to smashed a 24-man armed robbery syndicate which specialized in snatching of cars, handsets, laptops and production of ammunition.
While he Paraded the suspects at the police headquarters, Olakpe said: “The gang members, some of whom claimed to be students of the University of Jos, specialized in car robbery using pestle and handmade guns.
He said ”We also have in our custody an occultic gang group who murdered a man last December, putting his buttered body in a Ghana- must go bag”.
He said about 18 cars were recovered from neighboring states of Bauchi, Kano and Nassarawa and called on the public to be alert and car owners to ensure they do not drive at odd times.
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