The Plateau State Police Command has said that it has restored peace in the state’s warring bordering towns of Mikang and Langtang North.
A conflict had broken out between a Mikang community and their Taroh neighbours in Langtang North over disputed farmland.
Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer, stated in a statement in Jos on Monday that, while houses were burned, no lives were lost.
According to the statement, “On March 23, 2024, at approximately 10 a.m., the Plateau State Police Command received information at the Mikang Division from an informant reporting a clash between the people of Ponlong Village in Mikang LGA and Fungyallang Village in Langtang North LGA.”
“On receipt of the report, the Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Hassan Steve Yabanet, ordered the immediate deployment of Policemen to be led by the DPO Mikang Division who immediately raced to the scene to stabilise the situation.
“Upon preliminary investigation, we discovered that the clash erupted as a result of a land dispute between the two communities. In the course of the clash, about Five (5) houses were set ablaze, while other livestock were destroyed. One Mr Ishaku Wumtel also sustained a bullet wound and was immediately rushed to the General Hospital for treatment.
“The proactive Commissioner of Police, has ordered intensified patrol of the area and the immediate deployment of additional personnel from Area Command Langtang, 66PMF Shendam, Shendam Division and a detachment of Tactical Teams from the State headquarters to prevent any further occurrences of such incidence and sustain normalcy in the area.”
He has also ordered the relocation of the Area Commander Langtang and Commander 66PMF to the troubled Areas.
The command advised youths and community members all over the State to avoid all forms of violence and adopt dialogue as a means of dispute resolution.