The Nigeria Police has recorded over 2,300 arrests in numerous operations performed throughout the nation from February 2025 to this point.
A breakdown of the determine confirmed that 602 had been armed theft suspects, 385 kidnapping suspects, 557 homicide/murder suspects, 215 people concerned in illegal possession of firearms, 286 rape suspects, and 276 suspected cultists.
Addressing journalists in Abuja yesterday, the Power spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated operatives additionally recovered 333 firearms, 6,422 rounds of ammunition of varied calibres and 200 stolen autos.
He added {that a} complete of 324 kidnapped victims had been rescued throughout these operations. Adejobi stated: “Specializing in operations performed from February 2025 to this point, the Nigeria Police Power has made substantial progress in combating crime throughout the nation.
Quite a few arrests had been made in reference to numerous heinous crimes. “The Power recorded the arrest of 602 armed theft suspects, 385 kidnapping suspects, 557 homicide/murder suspects, 215 suspects related with the illegal possession of prohibited firearms, 286 rape suspects, 276 suspected cultists and restoration of 333 numerous firearms,6422 ammunition of varied calibres.
The Power was additionally capable of recuperate 200 stolen autos and rescue 324 victims of kidnapping. “On show in at this time’s briefing are a number of displays related to those crimes, together with, 89 rounds of ammunition of varied calibres, 6 AK-47 rifles, 1 AK-49 rifle, 1 Israeli Pump motion rifle, 2 pump motion rifles, 1 single barrel rifle.”
Highlighting one of many high-profile circumstances, Adejobi stated operatives arrested eight kidnappers on the KogiEdo border.
He recognized the suspects as; Tukur Salisu, Sani Abubakar, Mamud Sani, Umar Abdullahi, Salisu Mohammed, Salisu Usman, Bashir Audu, and Jibril Haruna.
He stated: “On 11/3/2025 at about 1830hrs operatives of IRT en path to Edo State on particular obligation at Oshara Ganden, a boundary between Kogi and Edo states bumped into an ambush by kidnap individual.
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