The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has faulted the demand by the Plateau State government for the withdrawal of soldiers from hotspots in the state and replacement with mobile policemen, saying such am action would be counter-productive.
The group’s executive director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, in a statement on Tuesday, said there was more to it than meets the eye.
“Why should a state enveloped in viral killings demand the removal of soldiers from crisis areas? It does not add up. Plateau has a sinister motive.
“The special envoy on Peace and Security to Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State last week demanded the withdrawal of soldiers from crisis areas and their replacement with mobile policemen.
“We of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) smell a rat in this demand. There is more to it than meets the eye. Why should a state enveloped in viral killings demand the removal of soldiers from crisis areas? It does not add up. Plateau has a sinister motive.
“The trajectory of skirmishes in Plateau State in particular and the North Central in general makes for an interesting study. It is characterised by an official cover-up of massacres, cannibalism, arson and looting. Plateau has mastered the art of deception, manipulation and intrigues.
“Women in Plateau communities are hand in glove with killer youths, and they hide murderous hearts behind enticing feminine smiles.
“They readily go out naked in protest against the presence of soldiers even when they are fully aware that their people have killed innocent Nigerians.”
