By Augustine Ehikioya
To fight crimes and criminality within the Joint Operations Area (JOA), troops of Sector 2 (Sub-Sector 2) Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) Bokkos, have conducted a raid on suspected gunrunners’ hideout at Fashoron Village, Daffo District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Carried out on 13th November, 2025, the suspects fled the location before troops arrived.
A statement by Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, Media Information Officer, JTF Operation ENDURING PEACE, and made available to Security Watch Africa (SWA), said thorough search of the hideout led to the recovery of one AK-47 rifle, one AK-47 magazine, one Sub-Machine Gun (SMG), 2 Dane guns, 42 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, 84 rounds of 9mm ammunition, and twenty cartridges.
It went on “Additional items recovered include 6 mobile phones and 330 thousand naira cash.
“All recovered items are currently in custody, while efforts are ongoing to track down and apprehend the fleeing suspects.
“The Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE remains steadfast in its mandate, employing all legitimate measures to rid the JOA of criminal elements, particularly those involved in the proliferation of illicit weapons and ammunition,” the statement said.
