Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has said it arraigned 388 suspects over various criminal offences in the territory in 2024 out of which it secured 128 convictions.
Gatekeepers News reports that the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP Josephine Adeh disclosed this in a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja.
Adeh said that 38 suspects were arraigned over kidnapping with 21 convictions, adding that 11 convictions were secured out of 16 one-chance robbery cases.
She said there were also 32 homicide cases in which the command recorded eight convictions; and 178 fraud cases where 58 convictions were obtained in addition to 19 cultism cases where it secured 11 convictions.
The spokesperson said 26 suspects were arraigned over burglary with eight convictions while there were 21 car theft cases where 11 convictions were obtained.
Adeh further said 58 suspects were arraigned over police misconduct with no convictions recorded.
She noted that a total of 1,426 cases reported to the Command in 2024 under review led to the apprehension of 1,077 suspects.
Adeh said 104 cases reported over kidnapping led to the arrest of 216 suspects.
The command recorded 268 reported armed robbery cases with 132 suspects arrested
Adeh said out of 263 one-chance cases reported, 71 suspects were apprehended, while 32 cybercrime cases were reported led to the arrest of 15 suspects
According to her; this was in addition to 68 reported homicide cases with 78 arrests, adding that 73 burglary cases were reported to the command leading to the arrest of 20 suspects.
Additionally, 385 fraud cases were reported resulting in the arrest of 422 suspects while 38 cultism cases were reported following which the command made 59 arrests.
On car theft, the spokesperson said 127 cases were reported and 64 suspects arrested.
The image maker said 68 kidnap and 19 “one chance” robbery victims were rescued during the year under review.
She said 376 firearms including 13 AK-47 magazines and 187 rounds of live ammunition were recovered.
Adeh noted that the sum of N36.85 million was recovered from kidnap suspects and N68.55 million from armed robbery suspects, among other achievements.
