The Plateau State Government has ordered a clampdown on killings and unauthorized roadblocks following an emergency State Security Council meeting convened amid rising tension in Jos and other parts of the state.
Governor Caleb Mutfwang chaired the high-level meeting on Friday, attended by the Deputy Governor, senior government officials and heads of security agencies.
Addressing journalists after the session, the governor said the council reviewed security developments recorded over the past two weeks, including a mining-related incident in Wase Local Government Area and separate attacks that left several people dead.
Mutfwang described many of the deaths as avoidable and extended condolences to affected families, while warning that the government would not tolerate unlawful reprisals or attacks on travellers.
“Every life on the Plateau is sacred, and the government will not sit idle and allow people to take the law into their hands,” he said.