STF Arrests 13 Over Burning Of Jonathan's Campaign Buses

No fewer than 13 youths were arrested by operatives of the Special
Task Force in Jos on Sunday in connection with the burning of
President Goodluck Jonathan campaign buses.

The buses were set ablaze by the youths at Zololo by Mangu Street
junction in Jos North Local Government Area.

The arrest of the youths came as a police post in the same area was
set ablaze by some people, who were protesting the indiscriminate
arrest of the youths by the soldiers attached to the STF on security
in Jos.

Plateau State Police Commissioner, Mr. Nasiru Oki, however told our
correspondent in a telephone interview that only two youths were
arrested in the early hours of Sunday by soldiers deployed in the
area.

He said those arrested were yet to be handed over to the police,
adding that the suspected arsonists would be charged to court as soon
as they were handed over to the police and investigations had been
concluded.

PUNCH correspondent reports that many of the youths from the area were
arrested by soldiers who went to restore law and order following the
burning down of the police post in Mangu street.

Among those arrested, it was learnt, were two underage boys.

A source in STF told our correspondent that they would be handed over
to the police after preliminary investigation to determine their level
of involvement in the incident.
--PUNCH