The Katsina State police command arrested no fewer than One hundred and seventy five (175) suspects for various offenses last month( May).
The command’s spokesman,DSP Aliyu Abubakar made the disclosure in Katsina at a press briefing on behalf of the state police commissioner, Bello Shehu.
According to him, those arrested included Fifteen(15) suspects in connection with a case of armed robbery; One (1) suspect in connection with a case of kidnapping; twenty (20) suspects in connection with a case of murder/culpable homicide;
One (1) suspect for unlawful possession of a firearm, and
Thirty (30) suspects in connection with rape.
He also revealed that
One hundred and eight (108) suspects were arrested in connection with other offences not mentioned above.
Aliyu added” The command under the able leadership of CP Bello Shehu, psc, fdc, MNIM, has employed several strategies while working tirelessly to ensure the safety and security of lives and property in the state, thus yielding the results.”
The Command’s spokesman also revealed the exhibits recovered during the period.
According to him, the exhibits included ”
One (1) locally fabricated AK49 ; One (1) locally Made Revolver pistol; Five Hundred and Six (506) 7.62mm live rounds of ammunition and Two (7) suspected stolen motorcycles.
He further revealed that 174 suspected rustled animals were recovered during the period while 73 kidnapped victims were rescued.
The command’s spokesman declared “These achievements would not have been possible without the support of the Katsina State Government and the good people of the state. We appreciate their support, collaboration and assistance in our crime-fighting efforts to maintain law and order.
“However, we solicit for more support and cooperation from the members of the public to enable us to further improve on these successes.
” We urge the public to continue reporting suspicious activities and crimes to the nearest police station or use our emergency numbers:
081569777772
090222096903
07072722539″.
