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From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Police have arrested 2,341 suspects for armed robbery, kidnapping, unlawful possession of firearms and cultists and other criminals from the month of February to date.
Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the Force recorded the arrest of 602 armed robbery suspects, 385 kidnapping suspects, 557 murder/homicide suspects, 215 suspects connected with the unlawful possession of prohibited firearms.
He said that the police further more arrest 286 rape suspects, 276 suspected cultists and recovered 333 various firearms, 6422 ammunition of various calibres.
According to Adejobi, “The Force was also able to recover 200 stolen vehicles and rescue 324 victims of kidnapping.
“On display in today’s briefing are several exhibits connected to these crimes, including, 89 rounds of ammunition of various calibres, 6 AK-47 rifles, one AK-49 Rifle, one Israeli Pump action rifle, two pump action rifles, one single barrel rifle”.
