Army arrests gun kingpin in Plateau

From KINGSLEY CHUKWUKA, Jos

THE Operation Save Heaven (OPSH) saddled with the responsibility of ensuring peace in Plateau state and parts of Bauchi States arrested a popular gun kingpin in the state.

It was gathered that the arrested gun runner, Nanbong Sambo Maidoki has been on wanted list of the security agencies in the state for the past three years.

According OPSH Media and Information Officer, Captain Ikedichi Iweha, the suspect was arrested in a hotel in Langtang North on 18th of June following an intelligent report.

A search warrant in his house led to the recovery of a Toyota Highlander jeep with registration number: AJ 174 RSH where a concealed rocket propelled grenade tube launcher and one RPG bomb and an RPG bomb charger were recovered.

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It was gathered that the “gun runner was picked up at about 12:13am on the 18th in Langtang North LGA. You would recollect the porosity of that general area with the incidences in the North east, he tried once again to escape but this time luck ran out of him, as he was apprehended.

“He was found in possession of a military styled Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) tube launcher, an RPG bomb and RPG bomb charger. He was said to have evaded arrests by personnel of OPSH in September 2013 in which two AK 47 rifles were recovered in his abandoned vehicle. ” he added.

Iweha said that the arrest of the kingpin would improve security in the state and by extension would help to reduce the increase in the spread of weapons in circulations.