The defence headquarters yesterday said the troops of Operation Safe Haven have nabbed three suspected gun runners and two kidnappers in different parts of Plateau.
The director, defence media operations, Maj. Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.
He said the troops had on July 24 apprehended three gun runners during a clearance operation at Shimakar village in Shendam local government area of the state.
Onyeuko gave the names of the suspects as Messrs Julius Simon (alias Bagga) (37); Wolta Zambai (45) and Iliya Peter (alias Doubok) (27).
He said the suspects are currently undergoing investigation.
On the same day, he said the troops apprehended two kidnappers identified as Messrs Musa Usman (27) and Adam Mohammed (25) in Barkin Ladi.
He said the suspects confessed to have carried out several kidnapping activities in the general area, including the kidnap of one Mr. Jeremiah Elijah (6) on July 21, adding that the suspects are in the troops’ custody undergoing further interrogation.
“The military high command commends troops of Operation Safe Haven and encourages the general public to avail troops with credible and timely information on criminal activities,” he said.
