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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