Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have rescued two kidnapping victims and arrested 12 suspected criminals during separate operations in Plateau State.
The military’s Media Information Officer, Captain Polycarp Oteh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.
Oteh said troops from Sector 1, Sub-Sector 12, acted on intelligence and conducted operations around Rayfield and other areas of Jos North Local Government Area on Saturday.
During the operation, the troops searched suspected criminal locations in Shere, Gwafan and Maza Hills, where 11 suspects were arrested.
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The military officer said the operation was also supported by information provided by two people who had allegedly been kidnapped from Gwafan Community on September 18.
According to him, the victims identified three of the suspects as alleged members of the group involved in their abduction.
In Bassa Local Government Area, troops from Sector 3 also carried out a search operation following intelligence on suspected criminal activities. The operation resulted in the arrest of another suspect and the recovery of a locally manufactured rifle.
Similarly, troops conducting patrols in Mangu Local Government Area intercepted another suspected criminal along the Tul, Ntam, Angwan Mata and Deng-Deng axis.
The suspect was reportedly arrested near the Water Board area after allegedly attempting to hide a weapon upon seeing the soldiers.
A search reportedly led to the recovery of a locally fabricated automatic firearm, nine rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition and a mobile phone.
The military said the 12 suspects were being detained for further investigation.
Oteh added that investigators were working to determine the suspects’ alleged roles in the criminal activities, identify other members of the suspected syndicate and support efforts to apprehend those still at large.
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