Army meets Fulani and Mangu groups in Plateau to discuss missing Ardo Panyam

In order to discuss the missing Ardo Adamu, the Ardo of Panyam in Panyam district, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, the Commander, Operation Safe Haven, OPSH) and General Officer Commanding 3 Division Nigerian Army, NA, Major General AE Abubakar met with stakeholders from the Fulani and Mangu communities on Tuesday at the Headquarters 3 Division.

The GOC emphasised during the meeting that the stakeholders’ involvement was essential to enhancing security within the OPSH Joint Operation Area.

He referred to the situation as regrettable and cautioned the populace against enforcing the law on their own while Operation Safe Haven keeps working tirelessly to elucidate the facts and apprehend all of the culprits.

General Abubakar said that for peace to be accomplished, there must be sincerity of intent.

He insisted that if a peaceful community is to be formed, criminality must be jointly denounced.

The commander emphasised the significance of Operation HAKORIN DAMISA IV and said that the continuing operation has seen notable successes in the greater Mangu area and throughout Plateau State.

He urged decision-makers at all levels to work together with security personnel to purge local communities of criminals and outside forces determined to wreak havoc on the country.

In order to sustain peace on the Plateau, he informed the stakeholders that OPSH will continue to be equitable and fair to everyone.

Brigadier General DD Shippi (Rtd), the special adviser to the governor of Plateau State on security, stated in his remarks that the circle of violence in the general region of Mangu must end for the peace process to be successful.

He reaffirmed that the Plateau State administration was committed to a peaceful society and that, as a result, it would consider all views from stakeholders as valuable contributions to its plan for efficiently policing the State.

The meeting’s key participants all concurred that grassroots participation is necessary to address the State’s security concerns.

They also concurred that although leaders continue to preach peace to their followers and in the communities in which they live, a large amount of the issues can be overcome by reorienting the people.

Honourable Markus Artu, Chairman of the Mangu LGA Transition Committee, Brigadier General DD Shippi, Special Advisor to the Governor of Plateau State on Security, Honourable Bala Fwangje, Chief Whip, and Honourable Member of Mangu South in the Plateau State House of Assembly are some of the dignitaries in attendance.