Seven Repentant Bandits Surrender Arms to Security Forces in Plateau

Security officials in Plateau state have received the firearms, including AK-47 rifles, from seven notorious bandits who have surrendered.

The non-kinetic approach to the state’s security challenges has begun to show results, according to Brigadier General Gakji Shipi (rtd), Special Advisor on Security to the Plateau state Governor and Coordinator of Operation Rainbow. Shipi made this announcement while speaking to journalists in Jos on Monday, April 22.

Shipi said that seven AK firearms have already been turned in to Operation Rainbow agents. Shipi praised security agencies, vigilantes, and hunters in the Wase local government area of the state for their recent efforts towards apprehending the spate of banditry and other security challenges.

He said:

“For quite some time now, we have been taking a look at the security situation bedeviling the state and apart from the kinetic approach, we have decided to adopt the non kinetic means to solve the problem,” he said.

“We have also decided to shift attention to other areas, especially Wase local government area, which had had its fair share of armed banditry and the endeavours have started recording success.

“Some of the criminals and bandits have returned their weapons to us and you know we are still negotiating, but for fear of being prosecuted, some of them have surrendered their weapons to us without coming out, but with the confidence measures we are building more will return their weapons as well as surrender to the authorities. We have started negations with them.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]