The Special Task Force (STF) in Jos, Plateau State, said it
apprehended 82 foreigners, mostly of Cameroonians, Nigerians, and Chadians
origins within Rikkos community in Jos Norht Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The STF media and information officer, Captain
Ikedichi Iweha, said the suspect were arrested within Rikkos community which
has been under surveillance due to the high number of foreigners there. Captain
Iweha said; “we did not just wake up and went about arresting people; the area
has been under surveillance for a long time. It should have been a joint
operation with the Nigerian Immigration Service but there were contending
issues so we had to move swiftly”. He said the 82 suspect were in the custody
of the STF and will remain with them until operatives of the Immigration Service
come for them. However, Babangida Musa, whose relative, Umar Ahmad, was
arrested, said the suspect is a Nigerian from Kaduna State, but residing in
Jos. “he is just 21 years and has a provision shop in Rikkos, he was arrested
after he had closed from his shop and was sleeping at home”, he said. He called
on law enforcement agency to release any of the suspect found to be a citizen
of the country. - Daily Trust.
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