The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the sealing of all the 17 local government area secretariats in Plateau State.
The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka, disclosed this on Thursday, in a statement, signed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Alabo Alfred.
The statement claimed that the action was to prevent a breakdown of law and order following tension that arose over the appointment of new leadership in the affected council areas by the state governor, Caleb Mutfwang.
The statement read in part, “The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the Plateau State Commissioner of Police, CP Bartholomew Onyeka, to seal up all the 17 local government secretariats of the state.
“This has become necessary as a result of tensions around the leadership of the local government areas and the possible threat that supporters and local government chairmen are posing to critical…
