SP Ramhan Nansel, the command’s spokesman confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Lafia.

He said that the incident occurred on Friday morning when suspected hoodlums  carried out a reprisal attack over the alleged killing of two of their kinsmen.

“In the course of the attack, 11 people were killed, while about 52 houses were burnt in the two communities,” he said.

Nansel stated that Shetima Mohammed, the Commissioner of Police, CP, in the state, had led a team on an on-the-spot assessment to the affected communities to ascertain the level of destruction and ensure that normalcy was restored.

He said that the CP expressed deep sorrow over the tragic incident and commiserated with the families of the deceased and the communities, assuring them of the command’s unwavering commitment to ensuring that justice was served.

According to Nansel,  the CP has ordered an intensive manhunt for the perpetrators of the heinous act and directed tactical teams and investigative units to ensure their prompt identification, arrest, and prosecution.

“To prevent any further breakdown of law and order, the Commissioner of Police has also directed the immediate reinforcement and sustained deployment of Police personnel to the affected areas,” he said.

He further explained that the police were working in collaboration with the military and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, to provide adequate security and restore lasting peace in the area.

The police spokesperson further said that a stakeholders’ meeting was held during the visit, where the CP urged residents to remain calm, law-abiding, and cooperate with security agencies by providing credible information to support ongoing investigations.

He, therefore, reassured members of the public that normalcy had been restored to the affected communities, while proactive measures had been taken to prevent any recurrence of violence.

Source: NAN

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The statement was signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Mamman Saba Jibril.

Mohammed was until his appointment the Deputy Rector (Academics) at the Federal Polytechnic Offa, FPO, Kwara State.

He holds two doctorate degrees, including one in Metallurgical and Material Science at the Witwatersrand University South Africa in 2016.

He had bagged his Masters of Engineering (Mechanical) in 1998 from the Obafemi Awolowo University, eight years after he finished his first degree in a Mechanical Engineering (1990) at the University of Ilorin.

He also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science.

Dr. Mohammed has managerial experiences in the academics spanning 27 years.

He was Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering (FPO) between 2000 and 2004; Dean of Faculty of Engineering (FPO) between 2008 and 2012; and Deputy Rector Academics (FPO) between 2011 and date.

He is a corporate member of the Nigeria Society of Engineers; Registered Engineer with the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN); corporate member of the Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers; and Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Data Processing Management.

Dr. Mohammed has the patent certificate for inventing hydrogen storage tank presented to him by Minister of Science and Technology Dr Ogbonnaya Onu — a mark of his academic prowess.

Born in 1966, Dr Mohammed hails from Ilorin in Kwara Central.

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