CP threatens to arrest monarchs over Plateau violence

    
The Plateau State Police Commissioner, Mr.  Chris Olakpe,  has threatened  to  arrest any  traditional ruler that promotes  violence in his domain.

The threat followed last week’s attack in Vwang Village of Jos South Local Government,  where some persons lost their lives.

He said as the custodian of law and custom in their locality,  traditional rulers had the onerous responsibility to maintain peace, law and order in their respective domain.

Olakpe spoke in Jos on Monday at a  stakeholders  meeting with traditional  rulers.

He said he would personally go after any monarch, no matter how highly placed, who promotes violence in his area of jurisdiction.

Olakpe said, “I will personally go after any traditional  ruler that promotes violence  in their  domain, I promised not to tolerate any  killings again in the state.”

The police commissioner, who is  due for retirement in June, said he would make sure that  peace permanently returned to the state before he retires

He however charged all the local government interim  administrators  in the state to support their respective monarchs in the maintenance of peace and cordial existence, adding that he would continue to interact with local leaders to promote peace.