Call For Withdrawal Of Soldiers From Plateau Ill Timed – MURIC

By Ayodele Oni

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has observed that it was ill timed for Plateau State government to demand for withdrawal of military personnel from the state at present going by the continued massacre .

The Muslim body pointed out that there is a sinister motive over call for the withdrawal of soldiers from hotspots in the State.

Plateau State government had last week demanded the withdrawal of soldiers from hotspots in the state and that they should be replaced with mobile policemen.

MURIC Executive Director, Prof Ishaq Akintola, in a statement said “why should a state enveloped in viral killings demand the removal of soldiers from crisis areas?

MURIC also alleged that Plateau has mastered the art of deception, manipulation and intrigues.

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“The Special Envoy on peace and security to Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State last week demanded the withdrawal of soldiers from crisis areas and their replacement with mobile policemen.

“We of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) smell a rat in this demand. There is more to it than meets the eye. Why should a state enveloped in viral killings demand the removal of soldiers from crisis areas?

“The trajectory of skirmishes in Plateau State in particular and the North Central in general, makes an interesting study. It is characterized by official coverup of massacres, cannibalism, arson and looting. Plateau has mastered the art of deception, manipulation and intrigues.

“Women in Plateau communities are hands in gloves with killer youths and they hide murderous hearts behind enticing feminine smiles.

“They readily go out naked in protest against the presence of soldiers even when they are fully aware that their people have killed innocent Nigerians.

“We are fully convinced that Plateau’s demand for the withdrawal of soldiers from hotspots is diabolical.

“Besides, what informed their preference for mobile policemen to replace soldiers is their successful long term plan for predominance in the recruitment of mobile police in the country.

“They know that indigenes of Plateau, Benue and other parts of North Central dominate the population of mobile policemen. This is what they want to leverage on. They should be denied that luxury.

“The zone is not sincere about the search for peace. Every committee set up by the authorities to find solutions to the outbreaks of silence has been lopsided.

“We need balanced committees for enduring peace. We need the military in Plateau for fair and transparent security operations. The government of Plateau State cannot be trusted for general protection of all citizens in the state.”