The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has announced how its operatives stormed black spots and criminal hideouts in Abuja, arresting 85 suspects.
The spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, made the development known in a statement on Sunday.
Adeh noted, “The operatives of the FCT Police Command, in a streak of coordinated raid exercises between March 31 and April 4, 2024, stormed some identified black spots and criminal hideouts in Durumi and Dei-Dei axis of Abuja, serving as places of hibernation for hoodlums, and arrested eighty-five (85) suspects for various offences, ranging from erecting illegal structures and shanties to peddling hard drugs and manufacturing counterfeit currencies.
“A search warrant was executed in some of the structures and several exhibits ranging from paper and coin counterfeit currencies both in local and foreign, light weapons, eight motorcycles, seven generators, gadgets, and several ATM cards suspected to have been stolen from their victims were recovered.
“All the arrested suspects will be screened, while those found culpable will be profiled and arraigned in court, as the illegal wooden structures erected by the hoodlums were dismantled and set ablaze to deter criminals from turning these places into a breeding ground of menaces.
“While an investigation is still ongoing, the Commissioner of Police, FCT, Bennet Igweh, wishes to reassure residents of his commitment to flush out criminals from FCT and ensure the safety of all.”
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