By Pwanagba Agabus, Jos
The Berom Youth Moulders-Association (BYM), has condemned the misleading narrative circulating on social media claiming that the military arrested suspects in connection with the recent attack on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru.
This was contained in a press statement signed by Rwang Tengwong, National Publicity Secretary of BYM, made available to journalists in Jos the State Capital on Tuesday.
According to BYM, “Following the identification of one of the criminals neutralised by the military during the attack on NIPSS, vigilant members of the Berom host community swiftly swung into action, carried out a manhunt, arrested some known associates of the said criminal, and voluntarily handed them over to the military for thorough investigation.”
“The arrests were part of the community-military synergy that has long existed and demonstrate the community’s commitment to supporting security agencies in exposing criminal networks within and beyond the area.”
BYM said the community and vigilante groups are still making assiduous efforts to assist security agencies in tracking other fleeing suspected associates.
The group however expressed its displeasure and dismay over the fact that photographs of those associates handed over to the military for investigation have found their way onto social media through civilian sources, accompanied by “false and misleading narratives”.
