The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris has removed the Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Undie Adie.
The removal of Adie followed the killing of more than 100 people by herdsmen in three local government areas of the state on Sunday.
The spokesperson for the Plateau State Police Command, Matthias Tyopev, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, in a statement on Tuesday, stated that a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma, had replaced Adie.
Tyopev stated, “Today, 26th June, 2018, a new commissioner of police, Bala Ciroma, has assumed duty as the Commissioner of Police, Plateau State command.”
He also said the IGP had directed Adie to report to the force headquarters in Abuja.
The new commissioner, who is from Yobe State, was previously a deputy commissioner of police, criminal investigation and intelligence department, at the force headquarters in Abuja.
Also on Tuesday, Osinbajo confirmed that some persons had been arrested in connection with the killings.
According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the Vice-President disclosed this during a meeting he had in the state on Monday with the leaders and representatives of communities related to the conflicts.
Osinbajo did not however disclose the number of the suspects arrested.
