Eid- El- Fitir: Plateau Police Command Bans Use Of Tricycles In Jos / Bukuru Metropolis...

May 31,2019 POLICE PRESS RELEASE The Plateau State Police Command in its quest to have a hitch free Sallah celebration held a meeting today 31st May, 2019 with some religious leaders and critical stakeholders in Plateau State in other to fine tune its strategies to ensure a crime free 2019 across the State. The Federal Government recently announced 4th and 5th June 2019 as Public Holidays to commemorate the Eid – El – Fitr celebrations. It is therefore necessary to solicit the cooperation of the peace loving people of Plateau State in the maintenance of law and order during the festivities. In furtherance with the above; The Police shall deploy a total of two thousand one hundred and eighty one (2,181) personnel to detect and prevent crime as well as control traffic to ensure that the Sallah celebrations end without any ugly incident. There is a total ban of the use of tricycles (Keke) on the Sallah day within Jos metropolis and Bukuru areas of the State. The National Muse