Troops of Operations SAFE HAVEN and HADARIN DAJI have arrested a notorious armed robber and cattle rustler; Mr Zwanlan Fatim – 42yrs in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State.
In a statement, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Bernard Onyeuko said that “troops denied terrorists and other criminal elements freedom of action in their area of operations through their professionalism which led to the result achieved”.
General Onyeuko said that “troops recovered 1 x locally made pistol, 5 x cartridges, 1 x rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 2 x mobile phones, 2 x Union Bank ATM cards, 1 x ID card, assorted charms amongst others”.
In another development, troops intercepted two (2) rail vandals, Mr Abba Abdul – 23 yrs and My Joseph ZI – 26yrs at Bas village, Heipang District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
He noted that vandals were intercepted while conveying Eighty-Six (86) railways UIC sleepers in a red Peugeot Boxer vehicle with registration No BAU 05 SX.
Also according to him, troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI responded to a distress call from Bayi village in Tsefe Local Government Area of banditry activities as troops trailed bandits to one Alhaji Bello Dan Iya’s residence and neutralized 1 x bandit.
He said that items recovered include; “1 x AK47 rifle, 1 x magazine, 4 x rounds 7.632mm special, 1 x MPs, 1 x sachet of marijuana amongst others”.
Earlier, troops engaged one suspected bandit on a motorcycle while commuting along a bush path along Gidan Garba, Magami Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Troops recovered 1 x AK47 rifle and 2 pairs of woodland camouflage, he added.
All recovered items are in their custody.
The Military High Command has commended troops of Operations SAFE HAVEN and HADARIN DAJI for their timely intervention, encouraging the general public to avail troops of credible and timely information on criminal activities.
Dominica Nwabufo
