Police Arrest Over 1,000 Armed Robbery, Kidnapping Suspects In One Year, – Police PRO

After one year of the establishment of Operation Absolute Sanity on the Kaduna/Abuja highways, the Nigeria Police Force has disclosed that over 1,000 armed robbery, kidnapping and cattle rustling suspects have been arrested within the period.

The team includes Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Squad, Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Intelligence Response Team, Special Tactical Squad, Force Intelligence Branch and Police Helicopters.

The operation was initiated to re-enforce the on-going Joint Police/Military operations on ground before now.

Acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, the Public Relation Officer of the Force, made this revelation while fielding questions from newsmen on the arrest of 32 suspects in connection with armed robbery, kidnapping and cattle rustling on Monday in Tafa, Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Moshood listed the states where the arrests were made to include Kogi, Kaduna, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Zamfara and FCT, among others.

According to Moshood, the suspects specialized in the attacking of travellers on the Kaduna/Abuja highway.

The force spokesman who assured that the operation would be extented to other parts of the country, added that the Police would not rest until crime is reduced to the barest minimum in the country.

He said that items recovered from the suspects included 22 Ak 47 rifles, one Toyota Corolla car, and 127 AK 47 ammunition.

Moshood said that contrary to insinuation by members of the public, the police did not release suspects after presenting them to the media.

“The police do not release suspects after parading them as alleged by members of the public,” he said.

He assured that the Police would ensure the persecution of all suspects according to the laws of the land.

Moshood, who said that several convictions had been secured, added that the police and the judiciary must work together to achieve results.

He urged appropriate authority to dispense cases to avoid the recycling of suspects by the police.