The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 445 kidnap and armed robbery suspects across the country in five weeks.
The breakdown of the report showed that 170 suspected kidnappers and 275 armed robbery suspects in different parts of the country were arrested between April and first week of May.
According to the Inspector General of Police, Ag IGP Mohammed Adamu, while giving the breakdown, he said FCT recorded the highest number of arrests with 42 arrests and Kaduna State recorded highest number of kidnappers arrested with 18 suspects.
IGP Adamu stated that the number of arrests made so far indicates that the Force is winning the fight against crime and criminality.
The IGP, while highlighting national crime profile of the country during a meeting with the commissioners of police and other senior police officers at the Force Headquarters said, “It is noted that the national crime indicates a significant increase in the arrest of offenders and recoveries of firearms by the police.
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