Troops of the 3 Division/Operation Safe Haven have arrested two notorious gunrunners, Yahaya Adamu and Saeedu Haruna, in Plateau State.
Chronicle NG gathered that the operation leading to their arrest was conducted between May 10-11, 2025, in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, where the suspects were found with one AK-47 rifle, one AK-47 magazine, and one ITEL phone.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by Operation Safety Haven spokesman Samson Zhakom, the arrests were made possible by an intelligence-based operation that revealed that the suspects and their syndicate were responsible for the majority of criminal activities in areas such as Gashish and Kurra Falls in Plateau State, and Gwantu and Fadan Karshe in Kaduna State’s Sanga LGA.
According to Zhakom, the suspects are currently in prison and giving meaningful confessions, while forces are seeking to locate and arrest more members of the syndicate, as well as collect their weapons.
The statement partly reads, “Troops of 3 Division/Operation SAFE HAVEN supported by an Intelligence Agency conducted an intelligence-based operation in the early hours of 11 May 2025, at Marit Mazat in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State.
“The operation was sequel to the arrest of a gunrunner and kidnapper identified as Mr Yahaya Adamu at Barakin Gangare in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State on 10 May 25.
“During the follow-up operations, troops arrested a notorious gunrunner/kidnapper, Mr Saeedu Haruna and recovered one AK-47 rifle, one AK-47 magazine and one ITEL phone.”
The public were also commended for their cooperation in exposing criminal hideouts and encourages citizens to continue providing credible information to troops to aid in their efforts
“Operation Safe Haven lauds the unique cooperation of the populace in ensuring criminal hideouts are exposed to security agencies.
“We, encourage that more credible information should be provided to own troops as they strive to hunt down non-state actors, while also protecting lives and property within the Joint Operations Area”, the statement added.
