{"id":9022,"date":"2013-08-26T01:39:54","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T01:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/stf-adopts-new-strategy-to-check-crime-in-plateau\/"},"modified":"2013-08-26T01:39:54","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T01:39:54","slug":"stf-adopts-new-strategy-to-check-crime-in-plateau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/stf-adopts-new-strategy-to-check-crime-in-plateau\/","title":{"rendered":"STF adopts new strategy to check crime in Plateau"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE Nigerian Army has embarked on community development strategies, including provision of social services, as weapons to fight crime and maintain peace and unity among the people in Jos, Plateau State. <\/p>\n

  The Commander, Sector 5 of the Nigerian Army Special Task Force in the state, Col. Alade Adedigba, disclosed this at the weekend while addressing newsmen at a three-day capacity building workshop for media groups in Jos.<\/p>\n

  Col. Adedigba said the command has renovated some schools, 30 boreholes, instituted youth empowerment programmes, as well as initiated sporting competition among the youth in the various communities.<\/p>\n

  According to the commander, the sporting activities put in place are aimed at diverting the attention of the youth from criminal activities while the projects would create job opportunities for them and give the people a sense of belonging. <\/p>\n

  According to him, it was discovered that part of the problems of the people is lack of some social amenities needed to address their social needs and reposition their minds positively.<\/p>\n

  The STF leader, who explained that peace-keeping has gone beyond military force of using guns, stated that meaningful progress has been made through appeals to the minds of the people by tackling their immediate needs, a strategy that has assisted in no small measure to drastically reduce the rate of crime in the state.<\/p>\n

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