° No hiding place for Kidnappers, bandits, others – IGP
It has not been easy for criminals across the country as the Police vowed to make life difficult for them.
The Inspector-General of Police IGP Kayode Egbetokun has therefore, warned criminals to either repent from their nefarious activities or risk the wrath of the Force as there would be no hiding place for them.
The warning of the IGP has paid off as the force rout criminals across the country, arresting Kidnappers, suppressing bandits, and cultists, recovering exhibits, and rescuing kidnap victims in operations across the country.
According to Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi,” following the resolution of the Nigeria Police Force to eradicate crime to the merest, the operatives of the NPF have carried the sustained fight against crimes and criminality. Over the past weeks, the Nigeria Police have recorded several achievements in this noble quest across the country and in a more recent happening, on the 17th of March 2024, at about 10:30 pm, the Commander PMF 20, Ikeja, Lagos, led a joint team of mobile men and officers from Maroko Division to a suspected den of kidnappers, where they arrested nine kidnappers, rescued three kidnapped victims, recovered 10 mobile phones and two POS machines.
“In a similar occurrence in the same Lagos, on the 16th of March 2024, police operatives of the Badagry Divisional Headquarters, arrested Abass Taiwo Hassan, suspected of being the leader of a cult gang involved in the shooting of Adeniyi Adebanjo, on the 26th of February 2024, and upon his arrest, the suspect confessed to the crime and admitted to being the leader of a six-man cult gang.
“On the 15th of March 2024, at about 9 pm, a surveillance team attached to Sabon Tasha Divisional Headquarters, Kaduna State, heard gunshots from Kapam community, and promptly went to investigate, upon arrival, they encountered a group of armed bandits,and engaged them in a gun duel. The bandits yielded to the superiority of the operatives and fled, while surrendering four persons they had abducted from their homes.
“Furthermore, on the 20th of March 2024, at about 07:30 pm , the police surveillance team of the Elimgbu Divisional Headquarters, Port-Harcourt, while on routine patrol at the oil mill market, encountered and arrested three armed robbery suspects identified as Savior Walson, 49, Ifeanyi Aaron, 35, and Chisom Kenneth, 24;a tricycle, one locally made pistol and two live cartridges were recovered from the suspects and upon interrogation, they confessed to carrying out their robbery operations within the oil market and its environs, using the tricycle to convey unsuspecting passengers and then using the weapon to rob them of their valuables.
“Being fully aware of the security challenges besetting the country, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has made a clear declaration that the NPF would be the beacon of hope in times of despair and work effectively to foster an environment where safety and justice are not mere illusions, but the foundations upon which our nation thrives. We must all remain vigilant and work together with the police to bring the realization of this utopia we yearn for”.
