Military arrest Plateau man for allegedly killing police officer
Yakubu Shanano, a man, has been taken into custody by Operation Safe Haven troops for the alleged murder of a mobile police officer in Plateau State.
It was discovered that in the State's Bokkos Local Government Area, the mobile police officer assigned to the military task force tasked with preserving calm had been murdered.
Captain Oya James, a spokesman for the Military Taskforce, confirmed Shanano's arrest in a statement on Tuesday. Shanano was detained with 14 other suspects for a variety of crimes, including drug trafficking and kidnapping.
The statement said “Troops of Operation Safe Haven on Operation Hakorin Damisa IV from 6 to 13 November 2023, arrested 15 suspects in connection with kidnapping, murder, arms dealing, criminal attacks, cattle rustling, drug peddling, farm destruction, as well as recovered arms/ammunitions and illicit drugs.
“On November 6, 2023, troops arrested Jerome Bulus Alamba and Denis Yohanna at Fang village in Riyom LGA of Plateau, in connection with the murder of one Abdulkarim Saidu on 24 October 2023.
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