Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have arrested a suspected arms trafficker in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The troops said the suspect, Danjuma Yusuf, a dismissed police Inspector, was arrested during an intelligence-led operation in the area.
Captain Polycarp Oteh, spokesperson of the Operation confirmed the arrest.
He said, “The arrest is part of the ongoing deliberate and decisive intelligence led operations across Operation ENDURING PEACE Joint Operations Area aimed at ending the activities of criminal elements and restoring peace and security.”
He added that the troops, acting on credible intelligence, intercepted Yusuf while travelling from Jos South to Makera and recovered two locally made pistols, 167 rounds of 9mm ammunition, pepper spray, a jack knife, cutlasses, mobile phones, police identification items, ATM cards and ₦73,300 cash.
The operation added that preliminary investigations linked the suspect to an inter-state arms trafficking syndicate supplying weapons to criminals involved in terrorism, banditry and kidnapping.
The spokesperson, however, said investigations were ongoing and called on members of the general public to assist security forces with information on criminal activities in their areas.
In another development, GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the military high command has said that troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) have commenced a deliberate offensive operation, code-named Operation CLEAN SWEEP III, targeting terrorist and bandit elements operating within Matazu Local Government Area and adjoining communities in Katsina State.
This was contained in a statement made available to defence correspondents in Abuja on Monday by the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danua.
It explained that the operation was launched following the unfortunate incident that led to the death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, who was abducted alongside his wife by suspected terrorists and bandits in the area.
According to the statement, “the operation is aimed at locating and neutralizing the perpetrators of the heinous act, dismantling criminal networks and restoring security within the affected communities.” READ MORE
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