Jos: Police burst criminal hideout, recovers 500 rounds of 7.65mm ammunition
Jos: Police burst criminal hideout, recovers 500 rounds of 7.65mm ammunition
By Ndukaku Ihe
The Plateau State Police Command has swooped on a criminal hideout along Bauchi Road in Jos North Local Government Area of the State and recovered a 500 rounds of 7.65mm ammunition.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Emmanuel Adesina who briefed Newsmen on Wednesday at the Police Headquarters in Jos noted that the success of the operation was based on credible intelligence that led to a raid on an abandoned Ash colour Golf Wagon with Reg. No. JJN 812 AH carrying the ammunition.
According to the CP, “On 04/05/2025 at about 09:40pm, based on credible intelligence, a criminal hideout along Bauchi Road in Jos North Local Government Area of the state was raided and an abandoned Ash colour Golf Wagon with Reg. No. JJN 812 AH was recovered.
“When search was carried out on the vehicle by our operatives, 500 rounds of 7.65mm ammunition were recovered.
“It will be recalled that, a case of culpable homicide was reported on 03/05/2025 where a yet to be identified person was killed and we swung into action to unravel the circumstances that led to the death of the victim.
“It was in the process of this investigation, the above recoveries were made. I want to assure you, that we are making frantic efforts to arrest the perpetrators and recover their operational weapons”, he stated.
He expressed concerns that the successfully recovered cache of ammunition would have been used by criminal elements to unjustifiably take the lives of innocent citizens of the state and destroy properties.
The Commissioner urged citizens of Plateau State to provide them with any relevant information that could help in their investigation as they launched a man hunt for those men of the underworld.
Adesina maintained that the Plateau State Police Command remained resolute in its mission to protect lives and properties and maintain law and order in the state.
“We are dedicated to creating a habitable environment for all residents of Plateau State”, he promised
