By Ezekiel Dontinna
Plateau State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has, through its intelligence gathering and rescue efforts in the year under review, recorded the rescue of over forty six (46) kidnapped victims in 2024.
The State Commissioner of Police CP Emmanuel Adesina, psc, disclosed this yesterday, while briefing Journalists at the Police Headquarters in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
The Commissioner said, “overtime, we have put in place a series of strategies in order to prevent crime and ensure the security of all lives and properties within the State.
“One of such measures is the intensification of efforts toward ensuring the arrest and due prosecution of criminals. Below is a brief breakdown of our crime statistics for the year 2024:
“Rescued kidnap victims: 46; Cases reported:794; Suspects arrested: 859; Cases charged to Court: 415; Arms recovered: 27 and Ammunition recovered: 115 respectively”, he highlighted.
Adesina, therefore, expressed profound gratitude to the Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, NPM, PhD, the State Government and the good people of Plateau State, for the support given to them in our fight against crime and criminality within the State.
He noted that they could not have attained such tremendous levels of success without the cooperation and intelligence they have been receiving from the good and peace loving citizens of Plateau State.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner paraded over Twenty-Seven (27) suspects who were arrested with various offences to include: Armed robbery suspects and recovery of arms and ammunition; Foiled kidnap attempt, arrest of suspect and recovery of suspect of firearm respectively.
Others included: Arrest of suspected cultist and recovery of firearm; Arrest of robbery suspect; Arrest of suspect for culpable homicide; Arrest of suspects with stolen copper wires and culpable homicide/arrest of suspect in that order.
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