The Plateau State Police Command has arrested several female students over a viral video showing them allegedly attacking another female student in Pankshin Local Government Area .
The command’s spokesman, SP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Jos, saying the Commissioner of Police, CP Ayodeji Faniyan, had directed the Area Commander in Pankshin to investigate and arrest those involved immediately .
“Immediately the CP got wind of it, he directed the Area Commander in Pankshin LGC to act immediately, which they have done,” Alabo said .
Alabo said the arrested students would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department after preliminary investigations and subsequently charged to court after investigations were concluded .
He condemned the alleged attack, describing jungle justice and other forms of violence as criminal offences. He also warned that recording and uploading violent acts on social media could expose perpetrators to additional criminal charges, including cybercrime-related offences .
“In the process of committing this crime, sometimes you will commit several other crimes. It is not just you beating somebody or meting violence against your fellow human being; even having the mind to record it is cybercrime,” Alabo said .
He urged youths and other residents to refrain from taking the law into their hands, irrespective of the circumstances surrounding any disagreement. “Learn to report to a third party that has the authority to hear your matter and give you the justice that you deserve,” he said .
Alabo also appealed to members of the public to continue providing timely and credible information to security agencies, adding that such information would enable security agencies to promptly intervene and prevent situations from escalating .
The students are from the Federal University of Education in Pankshin .
