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Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau State. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of Gov. Lalong]

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau State. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of Gov. Lalong]

#EndSARS: Governor vows to hold community leaders responsible for breach of peace

“Some people want the state to go back to ethnoreligious crises by hijacking the protest, I will not allow people to be killed anyhow “

byAgency Report
October 21, 2020
3 min read

Traditional leaders at a meeting with Give Simon Lalong of Plateau to address unrest rising from #EndSARS protest, on Wednesday at Government House Jos Religious leaders at a meeting with Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau, on addressing unrest arising from #End SARS protest, on Wednesday at Government House Jos

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State says community leaders in the state would be held responsible for any breach of peace in their domain.

The governor said this during a strategic engagement with traditional, community and religious leaders on the unrest arising from the #EndSARS protest in Jos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Lalong imposed a 24-hour curfew in Jos North and South local government areas on Tuesday.

This followed the destruction of properties and loss of lives as a result of the #EndSARS protest.

“I am therefore directing you to take lawful measures to ensure that there is no breakdown of law and order in your domains.

“Government will hold you accountable for any breach of peace if you fail to take necessary steps to maintain peace.

“You should engage and sensitise your people to the fact that violence has no place in the new Plateau that we are nurturing.

“Rather than embark on the destruction of lives and properties at the slightest provocation, there are legitimate avenues to ventilate grievances in a democracy,” he said.

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The governor said that the meeting was to have an interface with the stakeholders to maintain peace and ensure that the Plateau did not return to the dark days of unrest.

“Some people want the state to go back to ethno-religious crises by hijacking the protest, I will not allow people to be killed anyhow, “ he said.

Mr Lalong expressed concern that any religious crisis in Plateau would engulf the whole north, adding that information gathered was that there was an influx of people from other states into Jos.

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The governor said that the protest had gone beyond #EndSARS protest.

He said that the government was committed to adopting a community-driven police architecture, saying the action must earn the trust of the people to fish out evil persons.

Mr Lalong said Plateau was one of the pilot states for community policing, and selected persons were already in Makurdi for training to kick off the process.

He urged parents to advise their children to embrace the path of dialogue and engagement, while shunning violence, expressing concern that people were destroying lives and properties at the slightest provocation.

The governor said those with legitimate grievances should explore available channels including the courts for redress.

“This action does not in any way negate the constitutional right of citizens to undertake legitimate and peaceful protests.

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“However, when such protests turn violent or are hijacked by miscreants and people with other motives, no responsible government will sit by and watch innocent citizens being terrorized,” he said.

Mr Lalong called for patience for the letter of demands submitted to the government on the disbanded SARS to be addressed.

He prayed that the gathering would proffer recommendations on maintaining peace in the state.

Speaking at the meeting, the state Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka said there was mass political interference in the protest.

He said the peace in Plateau was still fragile, saying the protest degenerated to ethno-religious unrest, saying eight vehicles were burnt in a clash between protesters and hoodlums.

Mr Egbuka said five deaths had been recorded and worship centres destroyed, adding that police officers had been deployed to strategic positions in Jos North and South Local Government Areas.

He urged the leaders to pacify the youth in their communities in order to forestall further unrest.

In his remarks, the chairman of the Plateau Council of Chiefs and Emirs, the Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Jacob Gyang Buba, said that the meeting should not be a blame game, but to ensure issues were properly addressed.

He said that peace was critical to ensure rapid development, freedom to worship and engage in economic activities.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that resolutions of the meeting include: an interface with the youth; tertiary institutions should be re-opened to engage the youth and inter-religious councils should be resuscitated.

Other resolutions include: Security agencies should intensify efforts to forestall further breakdown of law and order; enforcement of community policing and the unmasking of the sponsors of the protest, among others.

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