The Plateau State Police Command
has warned residents to desist from making provocative comments capable of
threatening the existing peace in the State.
The Public Relations Officer of
the command, ASP Terna Tyopev, gave the warning in an interview with newsmen on
Friday in Jos.
He was reacting to the Thursday’s
clash between some Igbo traders and Hausa youths where two persons were killed.
Recall that there was palpable
tension in the city of Jos Thursday evening following the report that Hausa
youths were attacking Igbos over the situation in the South-East.
Areas worst affected by the
situation included Akpata, Teminus, Gada-Biyu and Yan-Trailer.
Tyopev said the incident was
caused by “the action and comments made by those who are so bent on causing
violence,” He maintained that there was no crisis in the state, but minor
confusion caused by “enemies of peace”.
“What happened yesterday in some
parts of Jos city was not crisis but skirmishes arising from inciting comments
from some members of the public.
“Thank God we were able to deploy
our officers and men to the affected areas, and normalcy has been restored.
“However, we must warn citizens
of the state against inflammatory statements; people must stop making comments
that can be inciting,” he said.
Tyopev said the dusk-to-dawn
curfew imposed by the state government was still in force and urged the people
to obey it.
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