Mr. Haruna Garba the Federal Capital Territory Police Command Commissioner in a recent media briefing of which www.mp3dailynews.com.ng was in attendance, he reeled out the command’s achievements in the last few days.
He reassured Abuja citizens that the FCT police Command under his leadership will do all that is humanly possible to prevent crime and criminality before it occur and even when it occurs, the police will detect it, that resident should in turn, assist the FCT police by working together to defeat crime in the FCT.
The police boss read out the recent successes recorded by the Police Command which are as follows:-
ARREST OF SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS/ KIDNAPPERS AND RECOVERY OF PROHIBITED FIRE ARMS
Following a distress call about some strange and suspicious movement around Zuba Fruit market, Police operatives from Zuba Division swiftly mobilized to the scene and arrested one Mukhtar Usman, who upon sighting the police operatives took to his heels, he was given a hot chase and apprehended by police operatives. During interrogation, suspect confessed to being a member of a 5-man gang and later led the police operatives to the arrest of two of his gang members namely; Abubakar Muhammed and Usman Mohammed in whose houses, two AK-47 rifles, two magazines and thirty five (35) rounds of live ammunition were recovered from them. Suspects are cooperating with Police authority to arrest the rest of the gang members.
ARREST OF SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT (ONE CHANCE)
Acting on credible intelligence, Police operatives from Byazhin Division, trailed and arrested one Chukwudi Ernest Ezirike, a wanted once chance kingpin terrorising Kubwa/Zuba express way. His operational vehicle, a golf 3 car with Registration Number KWL 536 RZ blue in colour was recovered. He is assisting the Police to arrest his accomplice in the same one chance activities. He will be charged to court at the conclusion of investigation.
He explained that in a related development, the command’s newly created Anti-One Chance Squad to curb the menace of robbery (one chance) activities within the FCT, ten vehicles suspected to be used for one chance activities within the FCT. Most of the vehicles recovered have tinted glasses on them. During search, an axe, a cutlass, and one knife ostensibly for use in carrying out their criminal activities were recovered from the vehicles. Three (3) of the suspects at hand are under investigation.
RECOVERY OF STOLEN VEHICLE
The Police operative from Utako Division while responding to a distress call had on recovered two vehicles, a Toyota Hillux with Registration Number 08E24LNS and a Toyota Corolla car, ash in colour Registration Number KTU 243 BQ belonging to one Muhammed Usman Adis and one Olumuyiwa Onlede. The vehicles were removed from where parked at No. 4YP Sounde street Utako and Nafisa Mosque Utako Abuja respectively. The two vehicles were recovered intact at Dei-Dei under bridge and Dikko Kaduna Road and handed over to the owners.
ARREST OF SUSPECT/ RECOVERY OF DRY LEAVES SUSPECTED TO BE INDIAN-HEMP AKA CANABIS SATIVA
Police operatives on routine patrol arrested a 27 year old Thomson Lucky at Old Mpape quarters with thirteen parcel of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. In the course of interrogation, suspect confessed to be a dealer of the Indian hemp. Investigation is ongoing to unearth the source of his supply. He will be arraigned in court as soon as this is done.
ARREST OF WANTED KIDNAPPER
The Police Command Ant-Kidnapping Unit trailed and arrested a notorious kidnapper by name one Salisu Abdulahi AKA Gwaska. During the encounter, one of the gang member by name Baba Dan tsoho was shot dead by the Police, while others fled. Aside taking active part in kidnapping activities he is also an informant and food supplier to his master by name Badume. Badume is kidnap king pin who is responsible for kidnapping activities at Kaduna, Nasarawa States extending to Bwari and Mpape in the FCT. He is assisting the police in effort to arrest other gang members.
ARREST OF ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT/RECOVERY OF VEHICLES
Police operatives from FCT Command acting on credible intelligence trailed and arrested four (4) suspects, Douglas Joseph Lafa, Omachoko Samuel, Job Teddy and David Simon all with three vehicles, a Toyota Camry 2013 model blue in colour, a Mazda 626 Primacy white in colour and a Toyota Sienna ash in colour, all unregistered vehicles stolen from Abuja and recovered in Kaduna. Suspect will be arraigned in court at the conclusion of investigation.
The police commissioner explained that since the good, the bad and ugly are accommodated in the Federal Capital Territory because those who have no businesses being in FCT, who have no Jobs, No visible means of livelihood troop into FCT. They have no place to lay their heads, hence sleeps in uncompleted buildings, shanties and under bridges These miscreants turned into criminals, breaking into people’s homes and carting away their properties.
That in an effort to flush these criminal elements out of Abuja, the Command conducted raids at criminal hideouts, under bridges and uncompleted buildings. A total number of two thousand two hundred and seventy-two suspects were arrested in the last two months. One thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven were charged to court, eight hundred and sixty-five were sentence and given a fine ranging from three thousand Naira to five thousand Naira. Two hundred and Seven scavengers were arrested, one hundred and ninety-six (196) were charged to court.
MALE/FEMALE ORGAN DISAPPEARANCE:
The first case of male organ disappearance was first recorded in Gwagwalada on the 21/09/2023. It has spread all over FCT where by as of today we had a total of sixty-two cases reported. Fifty-one suspects charged to court for given false information and inciting public disturbance.
