FCT police nabbed 992, recovered cars, arms, ammunition in 2019 -PPRO

The Federal Capital Territory police Command has said that despite reports of increased insecurity in the territory, the Command arrested 992 suspected criminals, recovered 60 cars, assorted arms and ammunition in 2019.

A statement by the Command’s police public relations officer (PPRO), DSP Anjuguri Manzah, Friday in Abuja, reassured residents of adequate security.

The statement read in part, “Contrary to the impression being peddled in some misleading publications, the Command with the support of relevant stakeholders and community leaders in FCT has recorded huge successes in its renewed effort to combat and reduce crime to its barest minimum across the territory.

“In 2019 alone, the FCT Police Command has had arrested 992 dare-devil criminals. A breakdown of the criminals includes 210 armed robbery suspects, 29 Kidnapping suspects, 77 one chance robbery/fraudster suspects, 86 car theft suspects, 42 drug peddling suspects, and 35 cultism suspects, while 513 suspects were arrested for petty theft and house-breaking.”

The spokesperson said exhibits recovered by detectives of the command, within the same period include: “81 firearms, 118 live ammunition, 60 stolen cars, cutlasses, daggers, knife, and housebreaking equipment, among others.”

“It is imperative to set the records straight by informing the public that the FCT Police Command in its effort to ensure the protection of lives and property and render quality service delivery to the public, after wide consultation with leaders of thought and relevant stakeholders, drew up a Policing plan, which guided its policing activities in 2019.

“The 2019 FCT Policing Plan, an initiative of the Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, CP Bala Ciroma, with support from the Nigeria Policing Plan (NPP), was designed to address the following crimes of concern identified by the stakeholders: drug abuse, theft/house-breaking, one chance robbery, armed robbery, car theft, kidnapping, and Cultism.”

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