Two notorious kidnappers and 89 other criminals have been arrested by operatives of the Special Military Task Force in Plateau and the neighboring Kaduna State.
Captain Oya James, Media Officer of the Task Force in a statement said the arrest followed various operations embarked on by the troops for the past weeks.
James further said the troops equally secured the conviction of four suspects within the period under review and freed several kidnap victims, and stolen cows.
The statement reads in part: “The suspects, during interrogation, confessed that they were involved in the kidnapping of seven students of the University of Jos in July 2023.”
“Troops of Operation Safe Haven on Operation Hakorin Damisa IV, during several operations launched from September 25 to October 4, 2023, have arrested 91 criminal suspects in connection with kidnapping of University of Jos students, attack on Takania village, farm destruction, armed robbery, drug peddling and cattle rustling, amongst others.”
According to the statement, items recovered from the suspects include one AK-47 rifle loaded with 12 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition.
The statement revealed that acting on credible information the troops also arrested Mr Goma Abubakar and Jibril Abass in connection with the attack on Takania village in the Zango Kataf LGA of Kaduna State, where six persons were murdered in cold blood.
The statement assured the general public that the suspects would be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations.
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