The Plateau State police command has said it had arrested three criminals suspected to be members of a killer-gang terrorising residents of Bokkos Local Government Area
The suspects were arrested with arms including three locally made pistols, 32 cartridges and 2 life ammunition of 2.9mm calibre.
Police Public Relations Officer Abuh Emmanuel, who paraded the suspects at the state police headquarters in Jos yesterday,? said:
“Some residents of Butura-Gida ward of Bokkos Local Government Area contacted the police divisional officer in Bokkos using distress lines made available to them.”
According to him, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), ASP Joshua Shinto, responded promptly to the calls by leading a detachment of operatives to the scene.