Capt. James Oya, the Media Officer of OPSH in a statement on Tuesday in Jos, said that the troops also recovered 279 rustled cows and arms and ammunitions.
Oya explained that OPSH recorded the breakthrough in an operation it conducted between October 2 and October 9, adding that the suspects were arrested in some communities within its areas of responsibility.
‘’Between October 2 and October 9, our troops arrested 13 criminal suspects in connection with kidnapping, prison break, peddling illicit drugs and rustling. ‘’We also recovered illegal arms and ammunitions.
‘’Troops recovered a total of 279 cows and six sheep over destruction of crops on farmlands across Bokkos, Mangu, Riyom and Zango Kataf Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Plateau and Kaduna states, respectively, ‘’ he said.