TROOPS KILL FOUR SUSPECTED BANDITS, ARREST OTHERS IN PLATEAU, KADUNA
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Troops from the Operation Safe Haven Special Military Task Force have killed four suspected bandits in Plateau and areas of Bauchi and Kaduna States.
The Media Officer of the operation, Capt. James Oya, made this known in a statement on Monday in Jos.
Between October 16 and October 22, the forces arrested 120 others for various criminal acts within their areas of operation, he said.
According to Oya, some of the suspects were arrested for alleged kidnapping, armed robbery, livestock rustling, and drug trafficking, among other criminal acts.
He explained that other suspects were arrested for illegal possession of arms and ammunition, adding that it rescued four kidnapped victims during the operation.
“Within the period under review, we neutralized 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 noted.
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 the police for prosecution.
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