Killings: Security takes directive from FG not Lalong – Plateau APC Chieftain

By Kingsley Chukwuka

A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress APC in Plateau Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga has said security agencies takes directive from the Federal government and not from the Governor.

“It is a known fact that State Governors does not control security apparatus in their various States as head of security agencies do not take directives or command from them, and the Plateau case is not different in this regard”, Zazzaga said.

The APC chieftain stated this on Friday in Jos during an emergency stakeholders meeting in response to the recent killings in the State.

Zazzaga appealed to the Federal Government to wade into the lingering crises in Plateau by providing timely interventions like relief materials and to deploy security agencies to crises and flash point area.

“In a situation where state governors who want to tackle violence in their states have to summon all the security operatives before action can be taken is not in anyway helping to mitigate the problem of insecurity in the country.

“The Federal Government must rise up to the occasion and respond timely to distress calls from State Governors and other relevant quarters in a crises situation, so that the bureaucracy in deploying security agent will not led to wanton loss of lives and property before their arrival otherwise their coming after the damage has been done is of no effect”.

Zazzaga called on opposition parties and other politicians who are trying to use the present situation to fuel the violence and discredit the government to desist, adding that you can not play politics with human lives.