The senator representing Plateau Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Diket Plang, has commended the Defence Headquarters for the deployment of Operations Safe Haven (OPSH) to the Mangu Local Government Area of the state.
Senator Plang, in a signed statement, said the presence of men from Operation Safe Haven, on the instruction of the Chief of Defence Staff to address security challenges in the area, will go a long way towards tackling the security situation.
He enjoined other sister security agencies, such as the police and the Department of the State Services (DSS) to team up with the men of OPSH to arrest the situation.
“One of the prayers of my motion on the floor of the Senate is that the Defence Headquarters should create a military outpost, and I am happy to say that the ministry and defence headquarters have been able to send OPSH to Mangu Local Government Area. I appreciate the quick response.
“My wish is that with the presence of the military and the decisiveness of its leadership, the killings and destruction of property will come to an end,” he said.
The senator, who condemned the fresh attack in Mangu Local Government Area, appealed to the people of the senatorial district , specifically Mangu Local Government Area, to eschew any act that might further escalate the situation and cooperate with security men on the ground to put an end to the trend.
“I am appealing to the people of Mangu Local Government Area and the entire senatorial district to put their trust in God and the security agencies to enable them to bring desired peace to the communities, which I believe is a step in the right direction.
“Our desire is peace through forgiveness to enable government at all levels to actualise their dreams for the people. We cannot continue with this situation because no society can develop in this kind of hostility. So, there is the need for all to embrace peace so that normalcy can be restored,’’ he said.
Plang also reiterated his call on the Service Chiefs to visit Mangu Local Government Area and other troubled parts of the state to boost the morale of their men on the ground and instill confidence in the locals that they are safe and the government cares for them.
He also called on the National Emmergency Management Agency (NEMA) to respond to the needs of the victims by providing building materials for them, adding that they cannot return to their ancestral homes unless the destroyed houses are rebuilt.
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