17 suspects have been apprehended for alleged murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, and other crimes by troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military task force keeping peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States.
Capt. James Oya, the Media Official of the activity, unveiled this in an explanation on Monday in Jos.
As indicated by Oya, the suspects were captured between Aug. 21 and Aug. 28 at different areas inside its area of obligation.
“For the murder of Mr. Joshua Deme in his farm in Kassa village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau, troops arrested five suspects.
“We have likewise completed a sting activity at Jagindi Tasha town, in Jema’a Nearby Government Area of Kaduna State, where a thought criminal, Mr Baba Habu who has been on our needed rundown, was captured.
“We also thwarted an attempt to kidnap Angwan Takai village in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau. This was made possible by the troops’ prompt response to a distress call.
“On the whole, troops captured 17 suspects, protected nine abducted casualties, thwarted six outfitted burglary endeavors and four endeavored assaults on weak networks inside the period under survey,” he said.
He stated that some of the suspects’ weapons and ammunition were also retrieved by the troops.
“In a similar development, troops raided the criminals’ hideouts in the Jos North villages of Gwash and Kamantan, as well as the Plateau and Kaduna local government areas of Zango Kataf, where they found one pistol and cartridges.
“A famous furnished burglar, Mohammed Lawal, was likewise captured in Kafanchan town by troops; One pistol and two fake rifles were found.
“Troops likewise blocked a truck with enlistment number EKY-617-XF conveying vandalized rail route tracks along Gidan Ado town in Riyom.
“A medication head boss, Maxwell Davou was grabbed during a sting activity with substances thought to be unlawful medications at Waye in Jos South.
He stated, “A fighting patrol made contact around the Alaghom and Mangu axis, which resulted in the neutralization of some bandits and the recovery of one AK-47 rifle and another fabricated rifle.”
The media officer went on to say that during the time period, troops “arrested” 237 cows for destroying crops on farms in the Mangu, Barkin Ladi, and Riyom local governments, respectively.