In continued efforts to finish banditry and terrorism nationwide, operatives of the three Division/ Joint Activity Pressure of the Operation Enduring Peace, performing on credible intelligence, launched a coordinated assault on the hideouts of infamous bandits in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State. In response to a Sunda…
In continued efforts to finish banditry and terrorism nationwide, operatives of the three Division/ Joint Activity Pressure of the Operation Enduring Peace, performing on credible intelligence, launched a coordinated assault on the hideouts of infamous bandits in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State.
In response to a Sunday assertion signed by Main Samson Nantip Zhakom, the Media Info Officer of Operation Enduring Peace, the suspected bandits fled the scene shortly earlier than the troops’ arrival, as a number of caches of ammunition and assault rifles have been recovered.
The assertion reads, “As a part of efforts by safety businesses to interrupt the chain of unlawful arms dealing and proliferation, credible intelligence confirmed the stockpiling of arms and ammunition by bandits in Barkin Ladi Native Authorities Space (LGA) of Plateau State.
“Following this discovery, troops of Joint Activity Pressure Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP) raided the hideout of a infamous bandit at Rawaya Village near Kazok in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State.
“The suspect fled shortly earlier than troops arrived on the hideout. Nevertheless, an intensive search on the hideout led to the invention of two AK-47 rifles, one G3 rifle, one revolver pistol, 4 AK-47 rifle magazines, three G3 rifle magazines, One Thousand One Hundred and Ninety-Eight rounds of seven.62 mm (Particular) ammunition, 4 rounds of seven.62 mm (NATO) ammunition, three cell phones, and different sundry objects.
“The recovered objects are in custody for additional motion. In the meantime, efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing bandit and his collaborators.”
The assertion additional revealed that the Operation Enduring Peace acknowledged that it’ll stay decisive in its onslaught towards felony parts, reaffirming its dedication to conserving the Joint Operations Space protected and sustained.
