Troops raid cattle rustlers’ hideout in Plateau, nab two suspects, recover arms
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace (JTF-OPEP), have arrested two suspected cattle rustlers in the Kogul Community of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The Media Officer of the operation, Maj. Samson Zhakom, disclosed this in a statement in Jos on Thursday.
He explained that the arrest followed an intelligence report on criminal activities involving the suspects.
Mr Zhakom disclosed that the troops raided the hideout of the suspected rustlers in the early hours of Thursday.
He said, “As part of efforts to curtail the menace of cattle rustling which often triggers crisis in our Joint Operations Area, troops of JTF-OPEP raided the hideout of suspected cattle rustlers in Kogul village, Mangu LGA of Plateau State. During the intelligence-based operation, troops arrested two notorious cattle rustlers and recovered some arms and ammunition. Some of the arms include, one AK-47 rifle, one AK-47 magazine, one fabricated revolver rifle, ten rounds of 7.62 mm (Special) ammunition, a mobile phone and a reasonable amount of money.’’
The media officer said that the suspects and recovered items are currently in the custody of troops for further investigation.
(NAN)
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