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Troops of a Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace (JTF-OPEP), have arrested two suspected cattle rustlers in Kogul Community of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The task force’s Media Officer, Maj. Samson Zhakom, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos.
He said the arrest of the suspects followed an intelligence report on their activities.
Zhakom added that troops raided the suspected rustlers’ hideout in the early hours of Thursday.
“As part of efforts to curtail the menace of cattle rustling, which often triggers crisis in our Joint Operations Area, troops of JTF-OPEP raided the hideout of suspected cattle rustlers in Kogul village, Mangu LGA of Plateau.
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“During the intelligence-based operation, troops arrested two notorious cattle rustlers and recovered some arms and ammunition.
“Some of the arms include one AK-47 rifle, one AK-47 magazine, one fabricated revolver rifle, 10 rounds of 7.62 mm (Special) ammunition, a mobile phone, and a reasonable amount of money,” the spokesman stated.
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