Police arrest 54 suspected criminals, recover firearms


The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in an update on their fight against crime on Thursday confirmed the arrest of 54 suspected criminals and hoodlums by the gallant operatives of the Department of Force Intelligence – Intelligence Response Team (DFI-IRT and DFI-STS).
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The Police in a statement issued on X (formerly Twitter) further announced that some of the suspects who were arrested have already been charged to court.

“A total of 54 suspects were arrested by the gallant operatives of DFI-IRT and DFI-STS, some of whom are already facing prosecution in court for the various cases for which they have been indicted,” the police said.

“92 firearms were recovered, 760 live ammunition were recovered, 14 exhibit vehicles, 1 forged document, 120 magazines, 2 IEDs, 1 suicide belt as well as cash sums of fake currencies totaling 970,000 US Dollars were also recovered and marked as exhibits for the prosecution of the various cases.”
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The police called on members of the public to watch out for startling confessions of suspects.

It further urged Nigerians to reach out to the Nigeria Police Complaint Response Unit @PoliceNG_CRU which is available 24/7 to receive and resolve complaints of police misconduct from all parts of the country.

According to the Police, all complaints must have date, time and place of occurrence.

The public has also been directed to call the Police on 08057000001, 08057000002 while the SMS/WhatsApp contact is 08057000003.
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