The Plateau State Chapter of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the transfer of the Commander of the Special Task Force, code named Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) saddled with the responsibility of maintaining peace in the State.
The transferred Commander, Major General Anthony Atolagbe, was replaced by Major General Augustine Chris Chukwudi Agundu.
The Party made the call through its chairman in the State, Nanyah Andrew Daman while briefing journalists in Jos, the State Capital, to express its displeasure over the transfer of the Commander.
Daman said, “The Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Plateau State received the transfer news of the Commander of the Operation Safe Haven, Major General Anthony Atolagbe with total shock, disappointment and utter suspicion. On Monday, 23rd July 2018.
“The ADP Plateau State joins lovers of peace and development to call on the President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Gabriel Olanishakin and the Chief of Army Staff Gen. Tukur Burutai to reverse with immediate effect the transfer of the award winning Operation Safe Haven Commander, Gen. Atolagbe.
According to the ADP Chieftain, the transferred Commander ensured the arrest of perpetrators of the genocide against the people of Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Mangu, Bokkos, Bassa and environs.
“A feat that has never been achieved by anyone since the killings in the Middle Belt region and Nigeria at large stated.
“It is on record that General Atolagbe reduced the killings in Bassa LGA when he arrested the major sponsor of the dastardly acts, using a modern technology from his service and experience at the United Nations where he served for 27 years out of his thirty years of service in the Nigerian army.
“Like the Professional soldier that he is, General Atolagbe relocated to Barkin Ladi LGA after the massacre of 23rd and 24th of June which led to the arrest of initial eleven Fulani herdsmen terrorists involved in the genocide who were paraded after exhaustive investigation which revealed the conspiracy and complicity of the high and mighty in this government.
He added that, the Commander’s effort in ensuring the arrest of another seven Fulani herdsmen on their way to unleash another terror and killing of Plateau people in Barkin Ladi and Riyom LGA’s, was due to his relentless efforts and commitment to put a stop to the massacre in the State.
He maintained that, “The General’s efforts further led to the arrest of another set of seven Fulani herdsmen including their major financier apprehended, thus bringing the total of the high profile killers to twenty-five arrested in the span of just one month.
“It is thus, astonishing and vexatious the punishment of posting rather than accolades and promotion medal to General Atolagbe, who has done what no Nigerian General has achieved since 2001, when killings in Plateau took a frightening dimension”, he lamented.
“We feel the transfer of General Atolagbe will frustrate the prosecution of the twenty-five Fulani herdsmen terrorists and return Plateau to the killing fields of old”, he stressed.
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