The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested 40 suspects in separate operations for alleged traffic robbery, armed robbery, kidnapping and various traffic offences in the territory.

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The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed this on Wednesday during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Abuja.

Sanusi said the arrests followed a review of crime patterns across the FCT as part of efforts to tackle incidents of armed robbery, stolen vehicles and other criminal activities.

He said, “In order to effectively tackle crime and criminality, especially incidents of stolen vehicles and armed robbery within the Federal Capital Territory, we went back to our drawing board where we undertook a detailed review of the crime patterns within the FCT.”

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Giving a breakdown of the arrests, the CP said 10 suspects were arrested for alleged traffic robbery, while 20 others were apprehended for various traffic offences.

He said the traffic robbery suspects were arrested following complaints about criminals who allegedly disguised themselves as hawkers along congested roads and traffic stops.

“So far, we have arrested ten traffic robbery suspects,” Sanusi said, adding that the suspects were in custody undergoing investigation.

The commissioner said the command also arrested 20 persons for traffic offences, particularly driving against traffic, popularly known as one-way.

“So far, we have arrested twenty (20) suspects for various traffic offences and they were all immediately charged to court,” he said.

On armed robbery, Sanusi said two suspects were arrested in connection with robbery incidents in Nyanya and Kubwa.

📰 Source: Punch Nigeria