By Blessing Chinagorom
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has successfully arrested 67 suspects for various crimes ranging from kidnapping, gunrunning, one-chance, armed robbery, banditry across the country.
In a statement released the Force Spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Tuesday which is in accordance to the sustained efforts of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, to curb crimes and criminality across Nigeria.
Similarly the Police has recovered 5,454 rounds of live ammunitions of different calibre, 300 live cartridges, 50 empty shells of ammunition, 68 rifles, and 33 different ATM cards amongst others.
Prominent amongst these achievements, is the nab of three suspects who are members of a gunrunning syndicate in connection with the Christmas Eve attack on some villages in Plateau State, while they are currently in police custody and assisting with investigation.
The Police said further that the suspects are (1) Ahmed Sulaimon (2) Balikisu Aliyu (3) Aboki Samuel. Upon their arrest, 1 AK-47 rifle, 1 AK-49 rifle, 1000 rounds of live ammunition and 5 magazines were recovered from them.
Furthermore, 4 suspects were arrested in connection with the bank robbery at Otukpo where Nine (9) AK-47 rifles were recovered from the said suspects while five suspects fell to superior fire power of Police operatives during a fierce gun duel at their hideout in Taraku village, Buruku LGA of Benue State.
It added that these suspects all confessed to committing the heinous act and linked other gang members who are at large and also named Terzungwe Shionda aka ‘3-star general’ (now late), Terlumum Pila and one Ayuko both at large, to be the ones supplying them arms on loan for their operations.
While the IGP reiterates the commitment of the Police to ensuring the safety and security of its citizens by relentlessly cracking down on criminals and criminally related activities and will continue to work tirelessly to ensure Nigeria is a safe space for everyone.