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    Operation Safe Haven arrest 30 looters, recovers stolen items

    Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in charge of security in Plateau State have arrested 30 hoodlums suspected to have taken part in the attack and looting of former Speaker House of Representative, Hon Yakuba Dogara’s house on Sunday.

    Operation Safe Haven arrest 30 looters, recovers stolen items

    The suspects, 13 males and 17 females were paraded before newsmen at the OPSH headquarters in Jos by the Commander, Major General Chukwuemeka Okonkwo.

    The hoodlums in their large numbers broke into Dogara’s house located at Lamingo near Jos Teaching Hospital about 10 am on Sunday, October 25, attacked his brother before ransacking the entire premises. 

    A source close to the house said that some people living within the vicinity of the house were also molested while valuables were carted away.

    Items recovered include 5 grinding machines, 3 grinding machine heads, 2 unassembled Keke NAPEP, 1 Keke NAPEP engine, and one bundle of clothing material. 

    Operation Safe Haven arrest 30 looters, recovers stolen items
    Operation Safe Haven arrest 30 looters, recovers stolen items

    Source: Jide N.