ALLAFRICA.COM, Onoja Audu, 20 August 2011
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has called on the Federal Government to redeploy soldiers from the streets of Jos, the state capital, back to the barracks to avoid being unnecessarily dragged into politics. Jang stated this in an address at the ongoing five-day retreat for Plateau government functionaries at Obudu Cattle Ranch Mountain Resort. He said, “I am convinced beyond reasonable doubt that the armed forces are being polluted by this religious crisis in the country.”
According to the governor, the military, if not redeployed back to the barracks, the nation's democracy would have been threatened. His words, “Before now, the military personnel used to stay in the barracks; but today, the armed forces have started taking sides in religious crisis.” Jang insisted that they should be called to order.
Jang lamented that the situation in Jos “tells more about the soldiers who have abandoned their primary duty posts” to be escorting the Fulani to the bush in search of cows. Expressing fears that there are deliberate attempts to discredit the State's security outfit, Operation Rainbow, he wondered why the military is saying Operation Rainbow cannot cope with the security challenges in the State.”
“I used to be against the establishment of state police but with the current situation on ground, there are many dynamics into State security which has made me canvass for the creation of one. It is not that Mr. President has wrongly used the state security apparatus, but the call is necessary considering the Plateau State example."
My comment is "Hmmmmmm..."
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