Four alleged bandits have been neutralized by members of the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) Special Military Task Force, which is tasked with preserving order in Plateau and portions of Bauchi and Kaduna States.
Capt. James Oya, the operation’s media representative, said this in a statement on Monday in Jos.
He added that between October 16 and October 22, the forces detained 120 additional suspects for a variety of crimes in their operational regions.
According to Oya, several of the suspects were detained for allegedly engaging in criminal activity such as kidnapping, armed robbery, cattle rustling, and drug dealing.
He added that during the operation, four kidnapped victims were freed and that more suspects had been detained for illegally possessing weapons and ammunition.
”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 of the suspects.
He said some suspects who were arrested for car and motorcycle theft have been handed over to police for prosecution. (NAN)