The Commander, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) and General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division Nigerian Army, Major General AE Abubakar, has warned residents on the Plateau against harbouring criminals causing havoc in the state.
The commander gave the warning on Wednesday while inaugurating additional committee members to implement the recommendations of the 36-man joint committee report on achieving lasting peace in selected local government areas of Plateau State, at Headquarters 3 Division Nigerian Army, Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Rukuba, Jos.
He disclosed that the 26-man peace implementation committee inaugurated in February 2022 had succeeded in bringing peace to the LGAs earlier assigned to it through dialogue and community engagement.
He maintained that robust non-kinetic measures have been employed by OPSH to address disagreements without resorting to force except in combating criminality.
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General Abubakar urged the committee members to carry out their responsibilities diligently devoid of bias or favour, adding that peace can only be achieved through collective efforts of the people.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Deputy Commander, Operation Safe Haven, Deputy Commissioner of Police T Iyua, said the expanded committee would replicate the good works of the existing implementation committee and provide adequate solutions to the root causes of the crisis in Barikin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North and South as well as Mangu and Riyom LGAs
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