From Beauty John,  Lafia
The police in Nasarawa have recovered seventy four rustled cows in Mararaba-Udege area of Nasarawa local government.
Confirming the recorvery, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Ismaeel Uthman, said the incident happened on the 28th May, adding that although the rustled cows were recovered no arrest was made.
The Police spokesman said: “The team of Operation Puff Adder with sole aim of tackling the activities of kidnapping, armed robbery and armed banditry in continuation of their onslaught on criminal elements in Nasarawa State had on 28th May,  2019 at about  10:30pm while on patrol at Mararaba-Udege received a distress call on activities of cow rustlers”.
“They immediately swung into action as the result the bandits escaped. The operation yielded a positive result in which seventy four rustled cows were recovered” he added.
He said the state Police Commissioner, CP Bola Longe remains committed to ensuring safety of lives and property in the state.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Bola Longe,  is assuring the good people of Nasarawa State that the command will stop at nothing in ensuring that these criminals are flushed out and viciously dealt with inline with extant law of the land.