SOLOMON ODENIYI FROM PUNCH
A total of 140 operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command were killed on duty while the sum of N409,992,000 was recovered from criminals during various operations in 2024, PUNCH Metro has learnt.
A breakdown of the recovered sum, according to the command’s scorecard made available to journalists on Wednesday by the spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, revealed that N36,850,000 was recovered from kidnapping suspects; N68,552,000 from armed robbery suspects; N19,590,000 from burglary cases; and N285,000,000 from fraud cases.
Also in 2024, Adeh stated that a total of 1,426 cases were reported, leading to the arrest of 1,077 suspects.
According to the scorecard, fraud cases were the most reported, with 385 cases and 422 suspects arrested. This was followed by armed robbery, with 268 cases and 132 suspects arrested, one-chance robbery ranked third, with 263 cases leading to 71 arrests. Car theft came next, with 127 cases and 64 suspects arrested, while kidnapping completed the top five with 104 cases, resulting in the arrest of 216 suspects.
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