The recovered items include an AK-47 rifle with its magazine, a locally fabricated revolver rifle, ten rounds of 7.62mm (special) ammunition, a mobile phone, and some cash.
Troops of the 3 Division/Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace (JTF OPEP) have arrested two “notorious cattle rustlers” and recovered arms and ammunition in Plateau State.
This was disclosed by Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, Media Information Officer, JTF Operation Enduring Peace, in a statement on Thursday.
Zhakom said, “As part of efforts to curtail the menace of cattle rustling which often triggers crisis in the Joint Operations Area, troops of 3 Division/Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP) raided the hideout of suspected cattle rustlers at Kogul Village in Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State.
“During the intelligence-based operation conducted on 11 September 2025, troops arrested 2 notorious cattle rustlers and recovered the following items from the suspects.”
The recovered items include an AK-47 rifle with its magazine, a locally fabricated revolver rifle, ten rounds of 7.62mm (special) ammunition, a mobile phone, and some cash.
“The arrested suspects and recovered items are in the custody of troops for investigation. Meanwhile, troops are conducting follow-up operations to intercept and arrest other members of the criminal syndicate,” Zhakom said.
“This arrest is pivotal to the ongoing efforts to tackle the triggers of crisis, which troops of 3 Division/JTF OPEP are actively involved and have sworn to do in the Joint Operations Area.”
In April, SaharaReporters reported that bandits killed at least 10 people in a series of coordinated attacks on five communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The assaults occurred just six days after a similar incident in Ruwi community, where gunmen opened fire during a wake-keeping ceremony, leaving 10 people dead and three others injured.
The Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC), in a statement signed by its chairman, Farmasum Fuddang, confirmed the attacks and condemned the persistent violence in the area.
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