Demonstrating their gallantry and efforts to achieve a crime-free society, troops of 3 Division Nigerian Army Jos and Special Task Force codenamed Operation Safe Haven acting on highly intelligence information have arrested notorious gunrunners, bandits, arms couriers and recovered arms as well as ammunition in several intelligence-driven operations carried out in Plateau and Kaduna States within the last one week.
The troops in a joint operations which took place on 21st June 2024 conducted operation to flush out armed militias and other criminals in suspected bandits’ hideout at Pandam forest in Qua’anpan Local Government Area of Plateau State. During the operation, troops recovered 3 AK-47 rifles, 5 AK-47 magazines and 75 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition.

The troops in a combined operation with a sister security agency on 21st June 2024 tracked and arrested a notorious gunrunner along Riyom-Abuja Road in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The suspect was arrested while on his way to supply 35 AK-47 magazines to another gunrunner who, unknown to the first gunrunner, had earlier been tracked and arrested in Kano State on 20th June 2024. Further information obtained from the arrested suspect led to the immediate arrest of the major arms supplier at Manchok in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna, while making efforts to receive the 35 AK-47 magazines from the first gunrunner for onward delivery to bandits in Zamfara State. Troops proceeded for search operation in the home of the major gunrunner and recovered the 35 AK-47 magazines, 60 rounds of 7.62 mm (Special), 3 Bajaj motorcycles, 3 mobile phones and items suspected to be local charms.

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division Nigerian Army Jos and Commander Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar in statement signed by the Media Information Officer, Major Samson Zhakom gave account of the tremendous breakthroughs recorded by the security agencies and appreciated the general for furnishing security agencies with credible information leading to the massive recovery.
He further urged the populace to continue to cooperate with security agencies in ensuring a crime-free environment.

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Troops of 3 Division/Operation Safe Haven Apprehends Notorious Gunrunners, Recover Arms and Ammunition