The Plateau State Government has confirmed the arrest of individuals who allegedly issued threats of an impending attack in Jos shortly after Ramadan, following the deadly assault on Angwan Rukuba community.
The State Commissioner for Information, Joyce Ramnap, disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview on Arise Television.
Her revelation comes in the wake of a tragic incident on Sunday, where no fewer than 20 people were killed and several others injured after heavily armed gunmen stormed Angwan Rukuba in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Responding to the incident, the Commissioner said, “To start with, no government will be aware that they will be attacking the community and they will not do anything about it.
“Those who announced there would be attacks in Jos after Ramadan have been arrested.
“The state government alone will not be able to achieve the necessary results required. Everyone has a responsibility for these people to be brought to book.
“And just yesterday, again, the police Deputy Inspector-General of Police was in Plateau, and the governor reiterated that position to say, okay, we want to see what happens to the outcome of this prosecution and the investigation that will be conducted and hopefully more arrests should be done in this case.
“Now you can see that when arrest is done, it may not go through the military, the army. The arrest will go through the police. The investigation will go through a channel.
“The prosecution will go through another; that is the judiciary, and it’s a whole team that will work on this issue to be able to bring a lasting solution.”
