Nigerian troops arrest 13 for kidnapping, banditry, other criminal offences
13 people have been detained by the Special Military Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), for suspected involvement in kidnapping, jailbreak, banditry, rustling, and other criminal acts in Plateau and portions of Kaduna and Bauchi States.
In a statement released on Tuesday in Jos, Capt. James Oya, the OPSH's media officer, stated that the forces had also found 279 rustled cows as well as weapons and ammunition.
Oya added that the suspects were apprehended in certain towns within its areas of responsibility and that OPSH had discovered the breakthrough during an operation it had carried out between October 2 and October 9.
"Between Oct. 2 and Oct. 9, our troops arrested 13 criminal suspects in connection with kidnapping, prison break, peddling illicit drugs and rustling.
‘’We also recovered illegal arms and ammunition.
‘’Troops recovered a total of 279 cows and six sheep over destruction of crops on farmlands across Bokkos, Mangu, Riyom and Zango Kataf Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Plateau and Kaduna states, respectively,†Oya said.
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