NIGERIA POLICE PARADES 280 SUSPECTED CRIMINALS, DEPLOYS HELICOPTERS TO GEOPOLITICAL ZONES 03-05-24
By Sadiq Aminu The Nigeria Police has deployed a helicopter with modern gadgets along Kaduna Abuja Rail Line with plans to deploy others to all the Six geopolitical Zones of the country to ensure safety of the transport system.
Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun announced this in Kaduna while parading Three Hundred and Eighty suspected criminals including terrorists and those who took part in the March Twenty Twenty Two train attack in kaduna.
The IG who was represented by the Force Public Relations Officer ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the Helicopter will provide aerial support to both the Armed forces, the Police and other security agencies deployed along that axis for prevention of attacks and any other eventualities.
He said the proactive measures in the period under review led to the successful arrests of eighty One Armed Robbery Suspects, Seventy Three homicide suspects, Thirty Six rape suspects, Twenty Two suspects involved in cult-related crimes, and Twenty Eight engaged in others criminal activities.
IGP Egbetokun said the Police have also successfully recovered 16 firearms of various types, along with Two Hundred and Twenty Six ammunitions of diverse calibers including the retrieval of Twenty Eight stolen vehicles, Six Hundred Bags of Fertilizers and a total of three million, three hundred and fifty thousand Naira paid asransom to kidnappers.
He said the Nigeria Police remained steadfast in its resolve to uphold the rule of law, ensure the safety and security of all citizens, and combat criminal activities across the country.
“These recent achievements along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway underscore the zeal of the Force in fulfilling our mandate of protecting lives and property. This special intervention and operation would be replicated in other major expressways and cities across the country through the establishment of the Special Intervention Squad (SIS) by the IGP. We will continue to collaborate with relevant stakeholders, employ innovative strategies, and harness the full force of the law to root out criminal elements and create a conducive environment for peaceful coexistence and socio-economic development.”
Some of the Paraded criminals who spoke to Africa 247 correspondent confessed to have committed the offenses being accused of.