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Troops of Operation Safe Haven, a special military task force maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna states, have arrested 34 suspected gunrunners, kidnappers, cattle rustlers and various other criminals. The Media Officer of the operation, Capt. James Oya, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Jos. According to Oya, the suspects were arrested during separate operations in various locations within the operation's areas of responsibility. He explained that the operations were conducted between October 22 and 29. Oya said that at the conclusion of the investigations, the suspects would be arraigned in court. He quoted the OPSH Commander, Maj. Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, as calling on residents to support the task force in its war against criminality.