He also added that 700 inmates are awaiting trial in various prison facilities across the state.
The Taraba governor said the aim was to upscale surveillance and air interdiction to obliterate criminal elements on the porous Nigeria-Cameroon border.
NERC said the tragic accident was reported on Monday, and it was learnt that only the youngest child survived the electrocution.
He said the command was notified at about 11:00 a.m. that the house was on fire, suspected to be from a power surge.
Governor Agbu Kefas on Tuesday directed the payment of all salaries owed workers of the Taraba State University, Jalingo.
He said the college had several ultra-modern facilities to provide students, teachers and administrative staff with the required learning and work environment.
He pledged the commitment of the traditional rulers to the maintenance of peace in their domains to foster development.
He said the gesture was under the special national economic and livelihood emergency intervention to bring succour to the victims.
Umar Tukur, one of the truck drivers arrested by the task force, said that he was not aware of the ban by the state government.
The Taraba State House of Assembly cleared Governor Agbu Kefas’ 21 commissioner-nominees for appointment.
