The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested and paraded 1,128 suspected criminals for various crimes ranging from phone snatching, armed robbery, kidnapping and banditry.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Ali Audu Dabigi who disclosed this at a press conference yesterday said the arrests were made within the last two months.
According to the CP, among those arrested are 70 kidnap suspects, 73 robbery suspects and 985 suspected phone snatchers.
He also disclosed that nine bandits were neutralised and seven locally made arms were recovered among other items. He further said, “1,817 rounds of live ammunition were recovered, eight motor vehicles of different brands were recovered, eight suspects were arrested in connection with car-theft and seven motorcycles of different brands were recovered.
Highlighting the details of some major achievements in the last two months, CP Dabigi explained that in the case of the Railway Vandal, “on May 3, 2024, at about 1330hrs, the arrest took place following a credible intelligence report.
The suspect Naim Mikaila, a resident of Kajuru in Kaduna State was found in posses- sion of 100 pieces of railway tracks.
During interrogation, Mikaila was unable to provide satisfactory explanation for the possession of these items, leading to the suspicion that they were stolen property.”