The Taraba state Commissioner of Police, CP David Akinremi, was ambushed on Monday morning by irate youths at Tudunwada area of Jalingo.

The state Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP David Misal, told newsmen in Jalingo that the Commissioner had gone to the area with a team of officers to restore normalcy following reports of youths unrest only for the him to be stoned on the head.

Misal, who said the commissioner was rushed to the hospital where he was treated and later discharged, also disclosed that several arrests have been made following the crisis.

Misal warned that the command would never sit back and watch people take the law into their own hands and unleash mayhem on the people.

Jalingo has become a city under siege from hoodlums who continue to unleash terror on residents and street fights have become a common place, with growing number of indiscriminate attacks on people. The command has cracked down on criminal gangs and made several arrests in recent times but the situation so far seems to be far from under control.

Taraba state police command Public Relations Officer ASP David Misal.

The Taraba state Commissioner of Police, CP David Akinremi, was ambushed on Monday morning by irate youths at Tudunwada area of Jalingo.

The state Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP David Misal, told newsmen in Jalingo that the Commissioner had gone to the area with a team of officers to restore normalcy following reports of youths unrest only for the him to be stoned on the head.

Misal, who said the commissioner was rushed to the hospital where he was treated and later discharged, also disclosed that several arrests have been made following the crisis.

Misal warned that the command would never sit back and watch people take the law into their own hands and unleash mayhem on the people.

Jalingo has become a city under siege from hoodlums who continue to unleash terror on residents and street fights have become a common place, with growing number of indiscriminate attacks on people. The command has cracked down on criminal gangs and made several arrests in recent times but the situation so far seems to be far from under control.