Plateau Youth Coalition Defends Security Forces Against Allegations

A coalition of Plateau indigenous youth organizations has publicly dismissed what they termed a campaign of calumny against the Department of State Services (DSS), the Mobile Police Force, and the Plateau State security outfit known as Operation Rainbow. This response came during a press conference held at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Secretariat in Abuja.

The coalition, which includes various ethnic youth bodies, rejected a petition signed by Mudahid Abdullahi on behalf of several Fulani associations, alleging biased operations against Fulani communities. Dalyop Mwantiri, President of the Berom Youths Moulder-Association and Coordinator of Indigenous Youth Nationalities, Northern Zone, accused Fulani groups of undermining security efforts through petitions and social media.

The coalition called for the protection of security operatives from political and criminal pressures, asserting that the allegations against them were intended to mislead the public and disrupt ongoing security operations. They emphasized that the DSS and its personnel were not involved in the alleged crimes against the Fulani community.