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Troops of Operation Safe Haven, on Monday, said they arrested a total of 73 kidnappers, including bandits who have been terrorising various communities in Plateau and Kaduna states. The spokesman for the military task force, Captain Oya James, disclosed this in a statement in Jos on Monday. He said that several of the criminals were neutralised during the operations which lasted for about one week. The military spokesman added that "Within the week, four bandits were neutralised, 73 suspects arrested with arms and ammunition, 37 suspected kidnappers arrested, four victims rescued from kidnappers, two cattle rustlers arrested, four suspects arrested for illicit drugs peddling, five attacks on vulnerable communities were deterred and 28 distress calls were promptly responded to."