The Command, which has keyed into the Acting Inspector General of Police’s crime-fighting initiative, disclosed that the Operation was specifically put in place to deal decisively with security challenges, which includes especially theThe Command’s Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Finance and Administration, DCP Bature Umar, who unveiled the 365 personnel of the Operation at its headquarters in Jos, said the action was in line with the Acting IGP’s directive and the focus of the...
He said, “You may recall that on the 5th of April, 2019, the Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, launched a special operation, code-named Operation Puff Adder to tackle security challenges such as kidnapping, armed robbery and banditry, among other crimes along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway and other parts of the country.“The IGP equally directed all Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands to do the same in their respective states.
“The aim of the operation is to tackle crimes affecting Plateau State such as: kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, banditry and, among other crimes, and to also prevent influx of criminal elements into the state considering the ongoing security operations in the neighbouring states of Bauchi, Kaduna, Nasarawa and Taraba.
“The Command appeals for support, cooperation, understanding and collaboration of other security and law enforcement agencies in the State as well as members of the public for the continuous success of this operation as it was designed to work hand in hand with all security agencies, critical stakeholders and members of the public to ensure that, the state is safe and secured.
The State Deputy Governor, Professor Sonni Tyoden, the Commander of Operation Safe Haven, Major-General Augustine Agundu and others who spoke at the event pledged their support and urged the cooperation of all.
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