Troops belonging to Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have apprehended several individuals linked to the murder of Alhaji Saleh Umar, the Ardo of Kamuru in Dutsen Bako community, Ikulu Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Alhaji Umar was abducted and subsequently killed after a ransom of N2 million was paid.
Maj. Samson Zhakom, the spokesperson for OPSH, disclosed during a news conference in Jos on Saturday that the arrested suspects also include those responsible for the killing of retired Master Warrant Officer Hamza Musa of the Nigerian Air Force.
Additionally, OPSH troops apprehended individuals involved in the murder of residents in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Furthermore, the troops collaborated with operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest suspected vandals of rail tracks.
“We have arrested the prime suspects in the gruesome murder of Alhaji Umar, the Ardo of Kamuru, Dutsen Bako village, Ikulu Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
“They abducted and killed the community leader after collecting a ransom of N2 million.
“We have also arrested three persons who conspired and killed their father and uncle, Hamza Musa, a discharged Nigerian Air Force Master Warrant Officer.
“We also apprehended the suspected shooter of one Istifanus Musa, 55, at Bokkos in Plateau, during which one person sadly lost his life and another was injured.
“Similarly, we conducted joint sting operations with the DSS to the hideout of rail vandals and economic saboteurs in Plateau and made significant breakthroughs,’’ he said.
