By Adetokunbo FAKEYE
The Nigeria Police Force, under the leadership of the 22nd indigenous Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM., in efforts towards ensuring that the perpetrators of heinous crimes across the country are brought to book in one month arrested 2,740 suspects.
Over the last month, as stated by the Police the spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi NPF has recorded arrest of 295-armed robbery suspects, 186 kidnappers, 271 Murder/Homicide suspects, and 71 suspects for the unlawful possession of Firearms.
The operatives, he added also arrested 199 suspects for sexual-related offences, 143 suspects for cultism, and 1575 suspects for other various crimes.
The Force, Adejobi declared, also recovered 185 firearms and a total number of 4087 ammunition of various calibres, recovered 111 vehicles and rescued 129 kidnapped victims.
In more recent events, he said, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have made outstanding breakthrough in the fight against several types of violent crimes across the country, one of which is the dismantling and arrest of a gunrunning syndicate operating in the Bauchi-Plateau region.
The suspects, he identified as, Taimako Mato ‘m’, John Danladi ‘m’, Mohammed Munkail ‘m’, Manasseh William ‘m’ and Muhammadu Haddi ‘m’ were arrested with 1 PKT Machine Gun, 40 rounds of 37.2mm and 95rounds of 62mm cartridge ammunition.
Adejobi disclosed that the Leader of the syndicate, Taimako Mato, was a weapon handling instructor at a Boko Haram Camp, who procures these prohibited weapons and passes them on to the other members of the syndicate to sell to various buyers.
“The Inspector General of Police once again reassures members of the public of the Police Force’s dedication to protecting the lives and property, and to this effect, the IGP has emplaced several strategies and tactics, aimed at combating various forms of crimes in all spheres.
“The IGP hereby calls for citizens’ full support in actualizing this goal and establishing a utopia in our dear country.
“The Nigeria Police Force will not relent in the pursuit of ensuring crimes and criminalities are brought to its lowest in accordance with the Rule of Law, and upholding the highest standards of professionalism in carrying out extant duties of protection of lives and properties”, Adejobi stated.
