Bombing: Plateau to secure boundary at Christmas, says Security chief

The renewed bombing in the northeastern part of the country, has spurred security agencies in Plateau state to beef up security within its borders to forestall any form of attack by terrorists even as Christmas gets underway. Speaking at the weekend in Jos the state capital, the Coordinator, Operation Rainbow (a state owned security out-fit), Maj. Gen Steven Guar, said that water-tight patrol within the borders of the state is in place aimed at halting those with bad motives from coming into the state.

Guar said that he has synergized with other sister agencies in information gathering to ensure that any attempt by miscreants to cause havoc in the state during and after the yuletide season is forestalled He noted that the peace process put in place by the state government is yielding result hence the need to sustain it especially in times such as this when renewed bombing is gaining headlines especially when Christmas is few weeks ahead.

His words, “During the festivity, we shall intensify our physical patrol within the state to ensure that everybody is assured of his safety and nip in the bud any situation that will otherwise create tension and sense of insecurity”, he said. Guar hold the view that the current crisis rocking neighboring Southern Kaduna State is as a result of the failure of providing internal security, adding that the border between Kaduna and Plateau is currently being beefed up to check influx of people within the said area.

“It’s unfortunate that this is happening just at the fringe of our border and now what we are contending with is the influx of people from southern Kaduna crossing into Plateau for sanctuary.” He dismissed the insinuation from some quarters that the Fulani attacking southern Kaduna are from neighboring Chad or Cameroon, saying that Fulani in other countries have nothing to do with the people of southern Kaduna, hence the need to step up internal security in all states of the federation.