POLICE NAB 503 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS, KIDNAPPERS, OTHERS IN BORNO STATE
Operatives of Borno state Police Command have arrested a total of 503 suspects in the past 12 months within the state.
About 636 cases of various crimes were recorded within the year, out of which over 372 were prosecuted and 314 suspects convicted for various offences which include;102 cases of rape, 200 cases of terrorism, 57 culpable homicides, 22 armed robberies and 30 cases of kidnapping. Others were 11 cases of vandalism, 28 drug trafficking cases, 138 theft offences and three cases of human trafficking, as well as several other offences.
12 locally made Dane guns, 3 AK 47 riffles, one hand grenade, 4 RPGs, 2, 950 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition, 3 Pump Action guns, one Battle Axe, 108 cutlasses, knives and swords, 410 Exol tablets, 21 sachets of tramadol capsules and 12 arrows, were confiscated from the suspects.
Series of stolen personal belongings also recovered such as vehicles, tricycles, handsets, POS machine, and solar inverter, was subsequently returned to their owners.
Meanwhile, the success recorded by the command could be attributed to the review of operational strategies, acquisition of new strategies and string synergy with other Security agencies. The command also adopted kinetic and non-kinetic methods as directed by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba in solving the security challenges within the state.
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