Troops of the 3 Division/Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) on Tuesday neutralised a suspected bandit, rescued a kidnapped victim, and recovered weapons during a successful ambush operation in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Papers News reports that the operation, which was conducted along the Kampani Zurak–Sabon Gari road, was part of the ongoing Operation LAFIYAN JAMA’A, aimed at ridding Plateau and its environs of criminal elements.
Disclosing the development in a statement issued on Wednesday in Jos, the Media Information Officer of Operation SAFE HAVEN, Major Samson Zhakom, said troops laid an ambush at a known bandit route after receiving credible intelligence about a recent abduction in the area.