Police Arrest 295 Robbery Suspects, 186 Kidnappers In August
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a total of 295 armed robbery suspects, 186 kidnappers, 271 Murder/Homicide suspects, and 71 suspects for the unlawful possession of firearms in the past month.
The police disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday where it detailed its operations in August, noting that its operatives arrested 199 suspects for sexual-related offences.
The statement further revealed that a total of 143 suspects were arrested for cultism while 1575 suspects were arrested for other various crimes.
As we strive towards the achievement of a stable society, the Nigeria Police Force remains optimistic that synergy amongst security agencies, and collaboration with the good citizens of this country would bear positive fruits towards bringing this to fruition.
“The total number of firearms recovered stands at 185, with a total number of 4087 ammunition of various calibres recovered, 111 vehicles recovered and 129 rescued kidnapped victims,” the statement said.
According to the police, the IGP Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering (IGP-STFPIB), destroyed a storage facility in Trans Amadi, Rivers State used for dealing and processing illegally acquired crude oil.
The operation in collaboration with operatives of the Rivers State Command destroyed a storage facility in Trans Amadi in Rivers used for dealing and processing illegally acquired crude oil.
“The operation led to the arrest of Four (4) suspects namely: Emmanuel Nwachi ‘m’ 58yrs, Adamu Bala ‘m’ 35yrs, Nura Musa ‘m’ 22yrs, Bashir Abubakar ’m’ 28yrs and recovery of 40,000 litres of petroleum products stored in 67 white storage tanks. Suspects would be charged to court accordingly upon conclusion of investigation,” the statement added.
