The Plateau State Government has held an emergency security council meeting following a spate of security incidents that heightened tension in Jos, the state capital, and parts of the state. The meeting was chaired by Governor Caleb Mutfwang and attended by the Deputy Governor, senior government officials and heads of security agencies in the state. Speaking after the meeting on Friday, Governor Mutfwang said the council reviewed security developments recorded within the last two weeks, including a mining-related incident in Wase Local Government Area and several attacks that claimed lives in different parts of the state. He expressed the government’s condolences to the families of the victims, describing many of the deaths as avoidable. “We have just finished a very high-level securit...