IGP Idris moves to Benue state to restore law and order

Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Kpotun Idris is relocating to Benue state on the order of President Muhammadu Buhari, so as to restore law and order in the state after Fulani herdsmen killed about 59 people some days ago.


Recall that today, herdsmen also killed two police officers in Benue state, read here..





IGP Idris will be moving to Benue with five additional units of Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel and other police special forces.

Below are tweets from the verified Twitter handle of the Nigeria Police Force (@PoliceNG)

"Benue Killings: IGP to relocate to Benue on the directives of the President, moving in with 5 additional units of PMF personnel and other Police special Forces, reads riot act, sends warning signal to any would-be trouble maker.





"Following the recent unfortunate killings of innocent people in Guma and Logo LGAs in Benue State and the intervention, and ongoing efforts of the NPF to restore peace in the State.

"The President and commander in Chief of Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria has ordered few hours ago, that the IGP moves immediately to Benue State to restore law and order, prevent further loss of lives and forestall the crisis from escalating and spreading in the State.

"In compliance with the Presidential directives, the IGP is moving into Benue state with additional Five (5) Units of PMF making a total of Ten (10) Units of PMF deployed in the State which is in addition to other Police formations on the ground in the State before the crisis.

"More Units of the Police Special Forces, Counter Terrorism Units, and Conventional Policemen are already being deployed to the State as at this time today to comply in totality with the Presidential order."