Troops neutralise suspected criminal and arrest five in Plateau State

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace neutralised Abubakar Ango, a suspected notorious criminal, in Kukawa village in Wase after arresting him on November 4. Military sources said he allegedly tried to seize a soldier’s rifle while leading troops to a hideout used by his gang. In Jos North, troops arrested five suspected phone snatchers at a hotel after a stolen phone was traced there, recovering 26 phones and other items. Operation spokesperson Captain Polycarp Chinonso Oteh urged residents to promptly report suspicious activity.