Benue govt dismantles illegal checkpoints, warns BSCPG against misconduct

The Benue State Government has dismantled respective amerciable checkpoints crossed the authorities and arrested members of the Benue State Civil Protection Guards (BSCPG) manning them.
The cognition was carried retired connected Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor connected Security and Internal Affairs, Joseph Har.

He was accompanied by the State Commander and different elder officers of the Benue State Civil Protection Guards (BSCPG).

The cognition targeted aggregate checkpoints on the Makurdi–Otukpo road.

He acted aft noting the proliferation of roadblocks connected roads successful the authorities and to verify their legality, successful enactment with the directives of Benue State Commissioner of Police that roads should not beryllium obstructed but for approved reasons.

In Aliade, 2 checkpoints were dismantled, and the BSCPG unit connected amerciable work were disarmed and arrested.

In Howe, a checkpoint mounted by soldiers adjacent the Chinese office, who claimed to beryllium protecting Chinese Harbor Company and its expatriates, was besides ordered removed.

The Special Adviser directed the soldiers to unafraid the company’s spot alternatively than the highway, noting that the roadblocks were i...