The Nasarawa state Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Muhammed-Baba, says 810 suspected criminals were arrested by the command in 2022.
Mohammed-Baba disclosed at a news conference in Lafia where the command’s achievements for 2022 were presented.
According to the police boss, 136 of the suspects were arrested for armed robbery, 112 for kidnapping, 138 for cultism, 59 for rape and 365 for other sundry offences.
He listed the exhibits recovered from the suspects to include N600,000 cash, 44 firearms, 704 live ammunition, six motorcycles and five vehicles.
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He also said that 23 of the suspects were convicted for various offences by the courts with others being prosecuted.
The police commissioner further said that investigations were ongoing in some of the cases and that the suspects would be charged in court when completed.
Mohammed-Baba expressed gratitude to the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali-Baba, for his promotion and deployment to Nasarawa as the State’s 27th CP.
