The police in Plateau State say they foiled an attempt by some youth to
set ablaze a Catholic church in the state.
The affected church is located in Kongo Rosha part of Jos
North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Terna Tyopev, Police Public Relation Officer in the state,
told PREMIUM TIMES that the incident occurred on Wednesday at about 10:30 p.m.
He said “contrary to news making the round that a church was
burnt, that story was not true.The church was not burnt. There was an attempt
to do that but the police had timely intervened following a call from the
Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the area, Musa Hasan.”
Mr Tyopev said “at about 10:30 p.m., the command received
call that some youth were about to set ablaze a Catholic church in Kongo Rosha
area.
“Upon receipt of the information, we mobilised police to the
area and on reaching there, we discovered that it was a skirmish between two
groups. The problem was that there was a girl called Moren who was said to be
molested by some youths after which she reported the case to a group in her
area. The group then went to the boys that molested the girl.
“On reaching there , the problem started where one Ayuba
Damina was injured and later rushed to Ola Hospital for treatment,” he added.
Mr Tyopev, however, said “peace has been restored in the
area. As I speak with you, the area is calm.”
He said the DPO of the area has called a meeting with parents
of youth in the area to caution their wards. He said investigation is ongoing
until the police get to the root of the matter and ensure that the perpetrators
are brought to book.
Plateau has witnessed several violent clashes despite the
efforts of the government and security agencies. Many of the violence has been
between nomadic herdsmen and farming communities.
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