Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN on Operation LAFIYAN JAMA’A have arrested a suspected gunrunner in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
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Information Officer Operation SAFE HAVEN, Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, disclosed
this in a statement on Monday, March 3, 2025.
According
to the statement, the suspect was arrested when troops conducted sting
operations based on credible intelligence on the movement of arms and
ammunition by criminal elements.
During the
operation on 3 March 2025, troops intercepted a blue coloured OPEL VECTRA
Saloon car at Mallagun checkpoint in Kaura LGA of Kaduna State.
Upon
searching the vehicle, troops discovered one fabricated revolver rifle
concealed in a black bag belonging to one of the passengers identified as Mr
Anthony Elisha aged 24 years from Sanga LGA of Kaduna State.
During
preliminary questioning of the suspect, he confirmed ownership of the bag
containing the weapon and claimed to have been sent by a civil police personnel
to deliver the weapon to another criminal at Rami Kura in Lere LGA of Kaduna
State.
The
suspect is in custody, providing information on his cohorts to aid troops in
carrying out follow-up operations to apprehend the civil police personnel and
other members of the criminal syndicate.
"Operation
SAFE HAVEN is poised to make its Joint Operations Area safe from criminal
elements. We therefore urge the general public to continue to furnish troops
with useful and timely information, while we champion the restoration of
permanent peace to our JOA.,; the statement added.
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