Plateau attacks: Police arrest herdsman with military rifle

The Plateau State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a herdsman with a military AK 47 rifle.

The command’s spokesman, Mr Terna Tyopev, who confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos, gave the rifle’s number as HC2614.

He said that the herdsman, Muhammadu Musa Bimini, was arrested by mobile policemen on March 8, at Daffo.

Tyopev said that the suspect had been transferred from Bokkos to the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Jos and was already being interrogated.

The police spokesman said that 16 people had been confirmed killed in the multiple attacks on several villages that took place between Wednesday, March 7, and Friday, March 9.

He said that the command had deployed more personnel to restore peace to the troubled areas, and advised the people to remain calm and avoid taking laws into their hands.

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