The Federal Capital Field Police Command has arrested 245 suspects in a order of intelligence-driven operations performed between February 6 and February 23, 2025.
The crackdown focused prison hideouts, cloudy spots, and unloved constructions throughout numerous portions of the FCT, together with Kurudu, Dutse Alhaji, Kubwa, Wuye, Galadimawa, Iddo, Kuje, Apo, Zuba, Asokoro, Karshi, Karu, and Byazhin, amongst others.
A commentary on Friday by way of the FCT Police Population Members of the family Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, showed that the arrested suspects are these days present process thorough screening and profiling.
She added that the ones discovered culpable could be prosecuted based on the regulation.
“In a strong attempt to beef up safety around the Federal Capital Field, the FCT Police Command has intensified its crackdown on prison actions, demonstrating an certain constancy to protective lives and quality. Between February 6 and February 23, 2025, the Command performed a order of intelligence-led raid operations concentrated on prison hideouts, cloudy spots, and unloved constructions all the way through the dimension.
“Those high-impact operations, finished with precision, excited by crime-prone farmlands, together with Kurudu, Dutse Alhaji, Kubwa, Wuye, Galadimawa, Iddo, Kuje, Apo, Zuba, Asokoro, Karshi, Karu, Byazhin, and alternative strategic places.
“As a result, a total of 245 suspects were apprehended. These individuals are currently undergoing thorough profiling and screening. Those found culpable will be prosecuted in accordance with the law,” she mentioned.
Right through the operations, the police recovered a immense bundle of crisp leaves suspected to be marijuana, 3 axes and 3 machetes often old in violent crimes, six little tubes of glue, 5 hand-crafted bongs connected to substance abuse, 8 pairs of scissors, 5 ID playing cards, a number of little clear plastic packing containers, and numerous capsules suspected to be illicit components.
“The Command has also heightened surveillance on abandoned buildings and isolated areas identified as potential hideouts for criminals. Intelligence reports indicate that some of these structures are being misused for illicit activities, including drug abuse and organised crime,” she added.