Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has assured Nigerians of improved security in the year 2021.
The IGP assured that the Police Force will implement aggressive, proactive, intelligence-driven and community-based crime fighting strategies in its quests to make the country safer.
Adamu also promised Nigerians that the Force will take the battle to the door steps of the criminals and also expand its collaboration with the citizens and other Law Enforcement Agencies in its bid to flush out criminal elements in the country.
He stressed that the Force will be unrelenting in the fight against all forms of crimes especially kidnapping, armed robbery, banditry, cultism, cybercrime, Sexual/Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), amongst others in the country in the year 2021.
This was contained in a statement signed by Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer on Monday.
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According to the statement, the IGP, while reviewing the scorecard of police operations at the Force CID and Force Intelligence Bureau, revealed that a total of 21,296 criminal suspects involved in various violent crimes, were arrested.
He also revealed that 3,347 firearms, 133,496 ammunition and 960 stolen vehicles were recovered, while 1,002 kidnap victims were safely rescued from their abductors and reunited with their families.
Meanwhile, in a renewed commitment by the Force to advance the gains recorded in the fight against crimes in the country, particularly in the out gone year 2020, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force arrested 18 criminal suspects for offences of armed robbery, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other violent crimes.
“Eight AK47 rifles, One SMG sterling gun, 236 AK47 Ammunition, 12 pieces of SMG sterling gun ammunition, Two Toyota Camry Saloon Cars, 2006 and 2014 models (already released to the owners), were recovered from them” the statement read.
All the suspects will be charged to court on conclusion of investigations.
Meanwhile, the IGP has commended the Police Teams for their dedication to duties which resulted in the successes recorded.
While appreciating the citizens for their support so far, the IGP called for improved partnership and collaboration between the citizens and the Police particularly in the area of providing useful information the Police require in tackling crimes and apprehending unrepentant criminals in the country.
