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Arrests
Kano, Dec. 29, 2016 (NAN) The Kano State Police Command said it had arrested no fewer than 1, 027 suspected criminals for committing various offences in 2016.
This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Magaji Majiya in Kano on Thursday.
Majiya also said a total of 119 suspected kidnappers were arrested while 27 victims were rescued during the period under review.
According to him, the command has also recovered 63 motor vehicles, 52 motorcycles, 15 tricycles, 121 sophisticated and locally made arms in the period.
Majiya added that 1, 295 live ammunition and cartridges as well as N2.7 million cash were recovered from suspected armed robbers and kidnappers.
“The command had also succeeded in arresting 117 suspected armed robbers from the 72 cases reported to the police.
“Under homicide, the command was able to arrest 112 suspects in addition to 570 suspected rapists arrested during the year,” he said.
He attributed the reduction in the rate of kidnapping activities in and around the Falgore forest to an offensive launched on kidnappers’ den in the forest.
“The year 2016 witnessed a decline in major crimes such as armed robbery, car snatching, kidnapping, homicide, and rape cases when compared with previous years in the state. (NAN).
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