Seven additional persons have been arrested by officials of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in Plateau State in connection to the June 23 attacks in Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas.
The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. John Agie, who paraded the suspects yesterday at the command headquarters in Jos, said โI came in from Abuja today in continuation of our intelligence gathering and intensive investigation over what happened last month.
โOur troops are still after the culprits of the June 23 attacks, and this led to the arrest of two suspects โ Ibrahim Choji and Ahmadu Ibrahim. These two were part of those who attacked Zongo village on June 23.
โWe also have three other suspects here -Shuaibu Suleman, Buhari Shuaibu, Zakamin Abdulkadri โ part of those who attacked Josho village in Bokkos council on July 14.
โAfter this parade, we will hand them over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.
โMeanwhile, our intelligence is working in the villages to fish out these attackers, and as soon as we get them, we will let the public know, and they will be treated according to the law.
โWe have paraded 11 suspects before, and here is another seven; all of them are connected to the attacks. So we have 18 suspects so far.โ
One of the suspects, Ahmadu Ibrahim, denied ever participating in the attacks. He claimed he was arrested while returning from a cattle market in Bukuru.
