The Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris has reacted to the recent killings in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas in Benue state and cross over night killings in Omoku and yesterday killings in Andoni Rivers State.

The Nigeria Police Force commiserated with the Governments and People of Benue and Rivers States over the recent killings.

According to a statement by CSP Jimoh Moshood, Force Public Relations Officer and made available to NGHUBS, Inspector General Of Police deploys Deputy Inspector General Of Police Operations to Benue State. He also added ordered Commissioners of Police and their supervising Assistant Inspectors General Of Police in Benue and Rivers States to prevent further attacks by suspected herdsmen and other criminal elements, arrest perpetrators and beef up security in their areas of responsibilities

IGP deployed additional Five (5) Units of Police Mobile Force, Police Special Forces, Police Aerial Surveillance Helicopters and Special Police Joint Intelligence and Investigation Teams to Benue and Rivers State respectively, places Commissioners of Police and Police Personnel in the affected States on Red-alert and Directs Twenty – Four (24) Hours Crime Prevention and Visibility Patrols throughout the Country.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police Operations will coordinate and supervise the implementation of the new security strategies put in place by the Force to put an immediate end to the senseless killings and violence unleashed on innocent Nigerians by suspected herdsmen and other criminal elements in the two States.

Police Aerial Surveillance Helicopters, Five (5) Units of Police Mobile Force; Police Special Forces have been deployed along with additional conventional Police Personnel, the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), Police Explosive Ordinance Department (EOD) and Special Police Joint Intelligence and Investigation Teams to Benue and Rivers State to work with the Police Personnel on the ground. Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID) Personnel. This is to bring new impetus to the efforts of the Force to nip in the bud further attacks in the mentioned states.

The Assistant Inspector General of Police in Zone 4 Makurdi and Zone 6 Calabar have been mandated by the Inspector General of Police to convey Stakeholders meetings in the affected states and also supervise the Police investigation and intelligence teams, and other Police Special Squads deployed by the IGP to the two States.