Troops of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have actually reduced the effects of three notorious kidnappers in Jos, the Plateau State capital.

Maj. Ishaku Takwa, media officer of the job force, in a statement provided on Friday in Jos, said the criminal gang, which has been on the watchlist of the military, is thought to be behind all the recent kidnapping activities in Jos and environs.

He mentioned that the gang, thought to likewise be behind the attack on the Jos custodial centre, was neutralized around Gyero, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau.

DAILY POST had actually reported that shooters got into the custodial centre in December, eliminating workers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) and nine inmates and gone about 252 inmates complimentary.

“Troops of OPSH, acting on reputable intelligence, have actually reduced the effects of a well-known gang of abduct syndicate on the plateau.

“The syndicate has actually been on the watchlist of OPSH and thought to have masterminded the current kidnapping incidences in the state, and participated in the recent jailbreak at the Jos custodial centre.

“The gang satisfied waterloo when our troops tracked their members to Gyero general location, where they fulfill to plan how to carry out their dubious activities.

“The kidnappers, on spotting the soldiers, opened fire; our soldiers reacted with superior firepower leading to the neutralisation of three members of the infamous gang,” Takwa included.

Items recovered from the syndicate include; one AK-47 rifle, two AK-47 rifle publications, 101 live rounds of 7. 62mm ammo and one tricycle.

He even more listed other products: one itel and one Tecno phone, two sharp knives, and 2 military head warmers.