The Special Task Force of Operation Save Haven (OPSH), has arrested Five (5) notorious gun-runners in Plateau State and recovered arms and ammunition during intelligence driven operation.
This came in a press statement signed by the Military Public Information Officer, Operation Safe Haven, Major Nantip Zhakom, and made available to newsmen in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
The statement states; “Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN in pursuance of one of its core mandate of mopping up illegal arms and ammunition in the Joint Operations Area, arrested 5 notorious gun-runners and recovered arms and ammunition in an intelligence-driven operation carried out in Plateau State.
“The operation commenced from midnight of 16 Sep 24 to the early hours of 17 Sep 24. The troops raided the hideout of a gunrunner identified as, Mohammed Sani, at Naraguta Mining Area in Bayameni along Bauchi Road in Jos North LGA of Plateau State which the suspected gunrunner and 4 others were arrested.
“Weapons and ammunition of different calibres were also recovered as listed below: Two AK-47 rifles; One Fabrique Nationale automatic rifle; Fourteen AK-47 magazines; One Fabrique Nationale magazine; 5,316 rounds of 7.62 MM (Special); Ninety-Eight rounds of 7.62 MM (NATO) and
43 rounds of 9 MM”, it stated.
According to the statement, the suspects were undergoing interrogation for useful intelligence to aid in arresting other members of the syndicate as well as decimating the gunrunning supply chain.
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