Abdullahi Karafa, a taxi driver, died after allegedly being beaten by security personnel.
The deceased was claimed to be going home on Friday night during curfew hours before he was intercepted by security personnel in the Farin Gada area of Plateau State’s Jos North local government area.
Major General Ibrahim Ali, the Commander of Operation SAFE HAVEN, OpSH, paid a visit to the departed family to express his condolences and promised to track down and punish those responsibly.
It should be remembered that the state’s Jos North, Jos South, and Bassa local government areas are under a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. until further notice.
“Operation SAFE HAVEN, OpSH received with shock a report that security personnel of OPSH deployed at Farin Gada beat and murdered a commercial taxi driver, Mr. Abdullahi Karafa,” Major Ishaku Takwa, the Military Information Officer, said in a statement in Jos.
“Immediately the report was received, the commander Operation SAFE HAVEN, Major General Ibrahim Ali visited the deceased family and condoled them over the unfortunate incident. The commander has since constituted a board of inquiry to unravel those behind the heinous act. He assured that those who would be found culpable will be made to face the full wrath of the law.
“Operation SAFE HAVEN wishes to reiterate that troops deployed on the Plateau were always warned to conduct themselves in the most professional manner in line with global best practices and respect for the fundamental human rights of the citizenry and strict adherence to rules of engagement. Therefore, any act short of this is condemnable and unacceptable by OpSH.”
In another development, Maj Gen Ibrahim Ali, the Commander of Operation SAFE HAVEN, OpSH, has inaugurated a 36-member Joint Peace Committee at the Operation’s Headquarters in Jos, with a two-week deadline to submit its report on “recommended measures to be taken to find a lasting solution to the incessant clashes and killings among various ethnic groups in the State.”
During the inauguration on Saturday, the Commander prompted members of the committee to “demonstrate impartiality, neutrality, honesty, uprightness and avoid sentiment and compromise,” and revealed that the members, who were taken from communities in Bassa, Jos North, and Jos South Local Government Areas, have prior experience in communal conflict.
“The Committee was created as part of the non-kinetic approach of Operation SAFE HAVEN to peacebuilding in the state,” the Commander explained, adding that the committee would “assist in making recommendations that will help OpSH and Plateau State Government in finding a lasting solution to the incessant conflict among various ethnic groups of Irigwe, Fulani, Hausa, Bache, Dong, Gyel and Anaguta.”
“The outcome of this committee will contribute immensely to the peacebuilding efforts in the targeted communities with a view to returning Plateau state to the path of peace and sustainable development,” he expressed his expectation.
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The Committee’s mandate includes identifying the core causes of the crises in Bassa, Jos North, and Jos South local government areas, as well as recommending actionable policies that will lead to long-term peace on the Plateau.
Prince Robert Ashi, the committee’s Chairman, pledged that the committee will carry out its responsibilities diligently and without bias, and asked for community leaders’ help in achieving their goals.
Adagwom Kaze Inyam, the District Head of Dong, also spoke on behalf of Traditional Rulers, thanking the Commander for the effort and urging the leaders of the concerned communities to help the Committee in its mission.
