Suspected bandits killed, 120 alleged criminals nabbed in Kaduna, Plateau: Army
Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) Special Military Task Force troops maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna said four suspected bandits have been killed.
Capt. James Oya, spokesman for the operation, announced this in a statement on Monday.
The troops, he said, also arrested 120 others over various criminal acts within its areas of operation between October 16 and 22.
Mr Oya said some suspects were arrested for kidnapping, armed robbery, cattle rustling and drug peddling, among other criminal acts.
He explained that other suspects were arrested for illegally possessing arms and ammunition, adding that it rescued four kidnapped victims during the operation.
“Within the period under review, we neutralised four suspected bandits, arrested 73 suspects with arms and ammunition and 37 others for kidnapping. We rescued four kidnapped victims, arrested two suspected cattle rustlers and four suspected drug peddlers. We prevented five attacks on vulnerable communities and promptly responded to 28 distress,” he said.
The troops, he added, also recovered sophisticated weapons from some suspects.
He said some suspects arrested for car and motorcycle theft were handed to police for prosecution.
(NAN)
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