The operation’s Media Information Officer, Captain Polycarp Oteh, revealed this in a statement issued on Sunday.
According to Oteh, the first operation happened on Saturday when troops of Sector 1, Sub-Sector 12, acting on intelligence, moved against suspected kidnappers operating around Rayfield and other areas of Jos North Local Government Area.
The troops searched suspected criminal locations in Shere, Gwafan and Maza Hills, where 11 suspects were taken into custody.
Oteh said the operation was also assisted by information received from two people who had allegedly been abducted from Gwafan Community on September 18.
He said the victims later identified three of the suspects as alleged members of the group involved in their abduction.
In Bassa Local Government Area, troops of Sector 3 also carried out a search operation following intelligence about suspected criminal activities.
The operation, conducted at about 6 pm on Saturday, resulted in the arrest of another suspect and the seizure of a locally manufactured rifle.
Meanwhile, troops operating in Mangu Local Government Area intercepted another suspected criminal during a patrol along the Tul, Ntam, Angwan Mata and Deng-Deng axis.
The suspect was apprehended near the Water Board area after allegedly trying to hide a weapon when he noticed the soldiers.
A search uncovered a locally fabricated automatic firearm, nine rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition and a mobile phone.
The military said all 12 suspects were being held for further investigation.
Oteh said investigators were working to establish the suspects’ roles in the alleged criminal activities, identify other members of the syndicate and support further operations to apprehend those still at large.
DAILY POST.