Briefing PUNCH Metro on Tuesday
on the activities of the police, the Police Public Relations Officer
for the command, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi, explained that among the suspects,
157 were arrested for armed robbery, while others were arrested for
crimes such as murder, stealing and fraud.
Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of
Police, added that within the period, the command arrested 26
suspected rapists, 57 cultists and killed 24 robbers.
Adejobi further said the men of the Ogun
State command recovered 90 arms and 390 rounds of ammunition, adding
that 87 vehicles were recovered within the period under the review.
He said the value of property recovered within the period was over N77 m.
Adejobi added, “Still within the same
period, the Ogun State Police Command charged no fewer than 419 cases to
court and prosecuted 204 suspects.”
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ikemefuna Okoye, said the command had changed its strategy to “zero tolerance for crime.”
“We hereby warn criminal elements in the state to have a change of heart,” he added.
PUNCH
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