The Nigeria Police Drive has showed the arrest of 23 suspected armed robbers, hoodlums, and a infamous kidnapper throughout the Christmas party around the nation.
The arrests have been a part of heightened anti-crime operations initiated beneath the directive of the Inspector-Normal of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, to safeguard family protection throughout the relief season.
This used to be made recognized in a commentary via the Drive Community Family members Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Friday.
On December twenty fifth, 2024, at about 1 a.m., operatives from the Lagos Shape Police Command replied hastily to a misery name within the Safejo section of Amukoko, Lagos Shape.
The operation ended in the arrest of 3 suspected hoodlums: Emmanuel Okoli (20), Ogunde Tejiri (20), and Emmanuel Orji (18). Unhealthy guns impaired in robberies concentrated on enjoyable seekers within the section have been recovered, moment efforts are ongoing to apprehend alternative contributors of the group who fled the scene.
The commentary mentioned, “In furtherance of the directive of the Inspector-Normal of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM., to instructions and formations to emplace unalloyed anti-crime methods in opposition to making sure enough security and safety throughout this festive duration, operatives of the Nigeria Police Drive throughout a number of states within the nation have effectively apprehended a couple of teams of armed robbers, cultists and hoodlums concentrated on enjoyable seekers and attractive in gangsterism throughout Christmas celebrations.
“At the twenty fifth of December 2024, at about 1am, the police operatives connected to Lagos Shape Command gained a misery name {that a} crew of hoodlums armed with bad guns used to be working across the Safejo section of Amukoko, Lagos Shape.
“The fast reaction via the police operatives to the scene ended in the arrest of three of the suspected hoodlums known as Emmanuel Okoli ‘m’, twenty years, Ogunde Tejiri ‘m’, twenty years, and Emmanuel Orji ‘m’, 18 years, and in addition the medication of the guns they’d impaired in sporting out theft assaults on blameless fun-seekers within the section.
“The police have emplaced intensified searches to apprehend the absconding contributors of the group.
In Kaduna Shape, operatives from the Saminaka Section arrested Sule Muhammad (25) at about 8 p.m. the similar era. The suspect, related to a couple of kidnappings within the Saminaka section, used to be present in ownership of a fabricated AK-47 rifle.
Muhammad, who had kept away from arrest since August 2024, has confessed to being a part of a infamous kidnapping gang.
The commentary added, “In a homogeneous construction, Police Operatives connected to Saminaka Section of the Kaduna Shape Command on twenty fifth December 2024, at about 8pm, effectively apprehended one Sule Muhammad ‘m’, 25 years, who has been actively concerned with a couple of kidnapping incidents inside the Saminaka section. Additional investigation ended in the medication of a fabricated AK-47 rifle from the suspect.
“The suspect confessed to being a member of a infamous kidnapping gang who were evading arrest because the arrest of alternative gang contributors on August 16, 2024, till his fresh arrest on twenty fifth December 2024.
“Following cooperation gained from Muhammad, efforts are in manage equipment to apprehend alternative contributors of his gang and get well extra palms and ammunition of their known camp.
“Commendable efforts of the Nigeria Police Operatives have also been witnessed in states including Delta, Ogun Katsina, Benue, FCT and Imo, leading to the arrests of several suspects in various locations during the Christmas celebration period.”
The IG recommended the officials for his or her vigilance and willpower to family protection, emphasizing the significance of keeping up amusement and safety throughout the festive duration.
He prompt voters to stay vigilant, file suspicious actions, and cooperate with regulation enforcement to safeguard a crime-free party.