Troops of Sector 2 (Sub-Sector 2), Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) Bokkos, conducted a raid on a suspected gunrunners’ hideout at Fashoron Village, Daffo District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, recovering arms and ammunition as the suspects fled.
Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, Media Information Officer, JTF Operation ENDURING PEACE, in a statement listed the items recovered as one AK-47 rifle, one AK-47 magazine, one Sub-Machine Gun, two Dane guns, 42 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, 84 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 20 cartridges, six mobile phones, and N330,000 in cash.
According to the statement, the recovered items are currently in custody, while efforts are ongoing to track down and apprehend the fleeing suspects.
The statement also added that the Joint Task Force, Operation ENDURING PEACE, remains steadfast in its mandate, employing all legitimate measures to rid the JOA of criminal elements, particularly those involved in the proliferation of illicit weapons and ammunition.
