Over 200 criminal suspects were arrested over various criminal offences in Anambra State in the past two months.
The state Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Itam, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Awka today.
Itam said among the suspects, five convictions had been made while other trials were ongoing.
He said within the period under review, four kidnap victims were rescued unhurt while over thirty-three different brands of arms, including AK47, pump action guns, and locally made pistols were recovered.
Also undergoing investigations, according to him, are over 1,644 ammunition of various types, twenty-seven stolen and different brands of motorcycles, and monies amongst other exhibits.
He said, โAnother significant innovation in the command is the ongoing training and retraining of officers and men to improve operational proficiency and acquire more skills in crime prevention strategies.
โ We have conducted a security summit with the informal security sector that had, in attendance, vigilante groups, hunters, and other relevant security outfits in the state, to enhance an all-inclusive policing system.
โWe are consulting and engaging relevant stakeholders, like traditional rulers, market leaders, youth groups, and civil society organizations in the state.โ
He said the command, in a drive to fight all forms of criminalities, had launched the window of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Community Policing principles โfor those desirous of taking advantage of such avenues to resolve specific problems and issuesโ, adding that the command would soon unveil the โAnambra State Police Community Policingย Modelโ.