By; SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri
Borno State Police Commissioner, CP Abdu Umar on Friday, paraded 110 suspects arrested over 70 various criminal and homicide cases within the period across the state in its continuous fight against all forms of criminality and homicide, among others
Briefing journalists at the police headquarters Maiduguri, he said in it’s primary mandate to protect lives and property of the citizenry and enforce law and order in the society, Borno State Police Command has been relentless in its standard operational procedures and recorded successes.
According to him, in the process, the command manhunt on culprits who engaged in rape, armed robbery, kidnaping, vandalism, culpable homicide, drug dealings and theft among others where paraded.
He added that the crime eas tackled and overcome due to the review of Police operational strategies, acquisition of new specialized operational assets, enhanced intelligence capacity, strong synergy between the Police, Military and other sister security agencies .
Others include the application of both kinetic and non kinetic approaches in addressing the problems as laid down by the IGP Alkali Usman Baba as part of police vision and mission, coupled with commitment, selfless and dedication to duty
The CP disclosed that from January to date this year, a total of 70 cases abd 110 suspects were nabbed which include,
1. Kidnapping:- five (5) suspects
2. Rape:- Six (6) suspects
3. Unnatural Offence:- One (1) suspect
4. Criminal Conspiracy and Theft:- (29) suspects
5. Armed Robbery:- (5) suspects
6. Criminal Conspiracy and Culpable Homicide:- (15) suspects
7. Criminal Conspiracy, Armed Robbery, Causing Grievous Hurt and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms (1) suspect
8. Criminal Conspiracy, Trespass, Theft Causing Grievous Hurt (2) suspects
9. Act of Terrorism (1) suspect and
10. Being in Possession of leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp (5) suspects.
He further said that some of the suspects are presently undergoing thorough interrogation by the investigation units of the command while others have already confessed to committed their offences and will be charged to court at the conclusion of the general investigation of all the suspects for determination.
CP Umar added that already some cases and suspects have already been investigated and sent to court who are not even part of the 110 suspects and 70 cases, while appreciating the media for their objective coverage of Police affairs in the state.