Tragedy was averted in Jos on Tuesday when
operatives of the Special Task Force uncovered two
rocket-propelled grenades behind Bass Klan Village in Bassa Local
Government of Plateau state .
Two people were arrested in connection with the
incident.
The STF, according to a statement by its
Media Officer, Capt. Kingsley Egbo, said the area was
immediately cordoned off and the grenades evacuated by the state police
anti-bomb squad.
Egbo said the two persons arrested were helping
the police in their investigation.
The statement also stated that unknown persons on
the same day set fire to three houses in campas village in
Barkin Ladi Local Government of the state.
He said the fire was quickly put off while one
suspect was arrested in connection with the incident
He added that gunmen attacked Shonong
village in Barkin Ladi LG of the state but where repelled by the men of the
task force and one of the gunmen captured
According to the statement, no casualty was
recorded during the attack and the suspects are currently undergoing
interogation.
Egbo added that a combined team of STF
personnel and operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency, conducted a raid on suspected hideouts of drug addicts in Bokkos
and Barkin Ladi towns and arrested seven suspects with substances suspected to
be Indian Hemp.
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